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Snowdon

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Snowdon

By: Anne de Courcy
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
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How did a photographer who was a relentless playboy, an unashamed womaniser and a leather-clad motorcyclist marry the queen's sister and become the establishment figure Lord Snowdon? The brilliantly talented Antony Armstrong-Jones often humiliated Princess Margaret, yet he was compassionate to the causes he cared about. Since his death in 2017, Snowdon still hasn't escaped the limelight, as more and more is revealed about his wild and intriguing life.

Written with exclusive access to Snowdon and the people closest to him, this book uncovers the real man and his times. Addressing the facts behind the myths - the secret courtship of Margaret, the love-child born just weeks after the royal marriage, the affairs on both sides, the suicide of one mistress and the birth of an illegitimate son to another - this is a balanced yet no-holds-barred account of Snowdon's life.

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Loved the book really liked the narrator...I will definitely be buying another of the authors works!!

Remarkable Story of a quite remarkable man!

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Narrator can't pronounce lots of English proper nouns. Cecil, Magdalen, Oundle, Haileybury, preparatory. It grates especially as this is a story of upper-class England. Have only got as far as Oxford. Let's hope editors stepped in.

Poor pronunciation

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Narration absolutely awful. Thought it was an AI bot as the mispronunciations (brooch, preparatory, prayers, worsted to name a few) so irritating. Also the pronunciation of t as d throughout. Delivered in tedious monotone.

Learned many admirable legacies this man left.

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Despite the poor narration, I could not stop listening. Recalling stories of Snowdon and Princess Margaret during my own lifetime, I found this fascinating as it put meat on the very insubstantial bones of my knowledge about Lord Snowdon. He was not only an amazing personality and talent, but felt deeply for certain causes and for people, about which I had no idea. I found Anne de Courcy's description about parts of his life very moving. Despite his lack of faithfulness in his relationships with women, he had great loyalty to his friends and to the memory of Princess Margaret in particular. There is no doubt that Anne de Courcy did much research to provide a book of great depth and insight into Snowdon's life.

A comment about the narrator must be made. He should have been given a lesson in the pronunciation of various names and places, plus he has a very strange way of interpreting punctuation or not giving a break on occasions between sections of a storyline. This really could benefit from being re-recorded by someone else.

Very Informative, Moving but Dreadful Narration

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So many mispronunciations from famous people to common words. Spoilt it for me. Seemed Theo Solomon wanted to put his own mark on the book which he should not of done

Narrator was awful

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