The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy

by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi

Book Overview

It's the eve of World War II, and King Edward VIII has abdicated the throne of England to marry the woman he loves. Never has the nation needed a leader more. But the new monarch, George VI--father of today's Queen Elizabeth II--is painfully shy and cursed with a terrible stammer. How can he inspire confidence in his countrymen when he cannot even speak to them? Help arrives in speech therapist Logue, who not only is a commoner, but Australian to boot. Will he be able to give King George his voice? The King's Speech tells an inspiring tale of triumph over adversity and the unlikely friendship between a reluctant king and the charismatic subject who saved the throne.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140278676X
• ISBN13: 9781402786761
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Different than the movie but better

The relationship between George VI and his speech therapist was, according to this book written by the grandson of the therapist was both longer and closer than in the movie. Don't expect any dramatic rifts in there relationship or quarrels to be resolved - there weren't any. But the King needed Lionel Logue for much of his adult life. This is a speech therapist who also worked as an unlicensed psychotherapist for the King and in so doing helped make him a great monarch through England's most difficult time in it's history. Well worth the little money and the the time. Definitely 5 stars.