{"product_id":"140278676x-the_kings_speech","title":"The King's Speech","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, \u003ci\u003eThe King's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e is written by London \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue--grandson of Lionel Logue, whose recently discovered diaries and correspondence contain fascinating details about these events. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt'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? This stirring book tells an inspiring tale of one man’s rise from obscurity in 19th-century Adelaide to fame in Britain between the wars, and of the unlikely friendship between a reluctant king and the charismatic subject who helped save the British throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGreat Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47603602260158,"sku":"140278676X-4","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91BhnjZ6GXL.jpg?v=1780577650","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/140278676x-the_kings_speech","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}