Has anyone read it? I just did and I actually don't hate it.
It's undoubtedly saccharine and perhaps the loveliness of the princesses is a bit exaggerated, however it is a very interesting read full of details you would otherwise never learn. I'm guessing this is what made Crawford a persona non grata, the overall feel of intimacy and the amount of personal information.
One of my favourite books is "Ballet Shoes" by Noel Streatfeild, and Crawford's style really reminded me of Streatfeild's even though the circumstances of the characters is financially and socially so different. The characterisation of Princess Margaret seemed to me 90% Posy Fossil if Margaret had had the chance and the necessity to choose an actual profession. The similarities really are there if you know both books and have gotten the feel for both the fictional character of Posy and the real-life person of Margaret.
And of course Princess Elizabeth reminded me of Pauline Fossil, the older and very responsible sister, by the way Crawford wrote her.
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I read it ages and ages ago. I agree β itβs very sweet, very saccharine, and says nothing inflammatory, which is why I find it so sad that Crawford was pushed out of her grace-and-favor residence and never spoken to again.
Shauna did a series where she read interesting bit. It was really interesting. I didn’t like how she was expected to pause her life and fend for herslef (dresses and stuff), not looked after at all. Whatever she wrote was not controversial.