Lady in Waiting (Hardback)

'Remarkable . . . If your jaw doesn't drop at least three times every chapter, you've not been paying proper attention' - The Sunday Times

'A funny, sometimes tragic and disarmingly frank memoir . . . Lady in Waiting is gentle, wise, unpretentious, but above all inspiring' - The Times

'A startling, rare, beguiling insight into a lost world of royalty and celebrity with as many tears as there are titles' - Daily Express

'A candid, witty and stylish memoir' - Miranda Seymour, Financial Times

'Stalwart and disarmingly honest . . . emotion resonates through this delightful memoir' - The Wall Street Journal

'[Lady in Waiting] has two things going for it: the first is that it is not what it seems; it is definitely not "a lavender sort of scented memoir" . . . Its other great strength is Glenconner herself' - Hadley Freeman, Guardian

'Funny, revelatory, poignant, occasionally jaw-dropping' - Sunday Times

'A romp of an autobiography' - The Times T2

'Sparkling, endearing and alarming' - Times Literary Supplement

'The insider memoir of the year' - Julian Glover, Evening Standard

'Marvellous book . . . one's eyes were on stalks' - Jan Moir, Daily Mail

'A remarkable life, remarkably told' - The Sunday Times

'[An] astounding memoir' - India Knight, The Sunday Times Magazine

'It's a total hoot - I couldn't put it down' - Janet Street-Porter

'I couldn't put it down. Funny and touching - like looking through a keyhole at a lost world' - Rupert Everett

'Lady Glenconner's life story is a combination of royal magic, personal tragedy and resilient survival. With humour, courage and preternatural poise, she at last tells the story of her uniquely fascinating life' - Tina Brown

'Discretion and honour emerge as the hallmarks of Glenconner's career as a royal servant, culminating in this book which manages to be both candid and kind.' - Kathryn Hughes, Guardian

'Anne Glenconner has written a remarkable memoir - containing, at last, a genuine portrait of Princess Margaret from one who knew her well. But this book is poignant too, and through the pages shine her courage and good-humoured acceptance of her demons and tragedies' - Hugo Vickers

'An absolute hoot' - The Times

'This memoir made me laugh, wince, cry and gasp. For anyone who craves a bracing dose of the older generation's stiff upper lip, Anne Glenconner provides it.' - Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Daily Mail

'Lady Glenconner displays resilience of a different kind in her memoir about the astonishing ups and downs of her artistocratic life' - Mail on Sunday

'Wonderful' - Janice Turner, The Times

'It's impossible not to admire her fortitude . . . funny and sometimes dazzling' - Rachel Cooke, Observer

'Rollicking . . . [Lady in Waiting] paints such a rich picture of the aristocracy it's impossible not to marvel at the institution, both in admiration and horror' - Sydney Morning Herald

'Finely drawn . . . Glenconner has an eye for detail' - London Review of Books

'This outlandish memoir drips with royal tidbits . . . but it's also insightful on the more damaging aspects of being a member of the British aristocracy. Sobering - and terrific fun' - Metro

'One of the most enjoyable books of 2019 . . . Anne Glenconner, now 87, captures a lost world in which she waited (with remarkable good grace) on Princess Margaret. Sometimes the best view of history is given by the minor characters' - Allison Pearson, Sunday Telegraph

'The author reads her own words in indomitable fashion, and anyone who enjoyed Craig Brown's life of Glenconner's former employer, Ma'am Darling, will find this fascinating.' - Financial Times

'This year's Ma'am Darling - the perfect book to curl up on the sofa with.' - The i

'This riveting read will leave you open-mouthed and hungry for more.' - Sunday Post

'Fascinating and beautifully written . . . I can't recommend [Glenconner's] book high enough' - Spectator

'Captivating' - Catherine Bennett, Observer

'Beyond admirable' - Sophie Money-Coutts, Sunday Telegraph

'Riveting life' - Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

'Lady in Waiting has made me laugh and cry several times. I raced through it in 4 days. Book heaven' - Fearne Cotton

'Such a moving book' - Bella Mackie

'A riotous social document and a beautifully written account of a vivid life superbly lived' - The Critic

'Anne Glenconner writes with wit, generosity and courage about her life in a gilded cage ... Fascinating!' - Platinum