Sally Bedell Smith is the author of bestselling biographies of William S. Paley; Pamela Harriman; Diana, Princess of Wales; John and Jacqueline Kennedy; and Bill and Hillary Clinton. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996, she previously worked at Time and The New York Times, where she was a cultural news reporter. She is the mother of three children and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Stephen G. Smith.
“An excellent, all-embracing new biography.”—The New York Times
“[An] imposing, yet nimbly written, biography [that] dwarfs the
field . . . a most satisfying and enjoyable read, one to be savored
at length.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Fascinating . . . After sixty years on the throne, the monarch of
Britain is better known for her poker face than for sly wit or easy
charm. Yet in biographer Sally Bedell Smith’s Elizabeth the Queen,
Her Majesty sparkles with both.”—More
“Smith breaks new ground, [with the cooperation of] more than two
hundred people, [including] the Queen’s relatives and friends. . .
. [A] smart and satisfying book.”—Los Angeles Times
“A fresh and admiring look at Elizabeth II, a woman whose life has
been chronicled in numerous books, but perhaps never with such
intimacy.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
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