{"product_id":"the-king-maker-the-man-who-saved-george-vi-paperback","title":"The King Maker: The Man Who Saved George VI - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeordie Greig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A treasure trove that throws new and entertaining light\" on the friendship between the WWII-era king and the man who inspired \u003ci\u003eThe King's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Louis Greig, a war hero and rugby international, entered the privileged world of the British royal family as mentor, physician, and friend to a young and hesitant Prince Albert, the man who became King George VI and whose challenges were so vividly brought to life in the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eThe King's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e. Greig's influence helped to guide the prince from a stammering, shy schoolboy to become one of the most respected constitutional monarchs, seeing the nation through the Second World War and bringing the monarchy closer to the people. Geordie Greig, grandson of Louis Greig, has drawn on private family papers and public archives to reveal an intimate friendship that lasted almost half a century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeordie Greig attended Eton College and St. Peter's College, Oxford, before beginning a career in journalism. He has worked at the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he became the arts correspondent and later the American correspondent based in New York. He returned to London to become the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e literary editor. He is now the editor of the \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and remains a director of Independent Print, Ltd., and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMembers of Greig's father's family have been royal courtiers for three generations. Greig's grandfather, Louis Greig, is the subject of his biographical work, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingmaker: The Man Who Saved George VI\u003c\/i\u003e, which recounts the life of Greig and details his time as mentor, physician, and friend of the young Prince Albert, who became King George VI--and the subject of a hit movie, \u003ci\u003eThe King's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52790343401805,"sku":"9781497638808","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/aXNIUE5aNElPalFFM0V4K2gxL3U0dz09.webp?v=1763423591","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-king-maker-the-man-who-saved-george-vi-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}