{"product_id":"whatever-next-lessons-from-an-unexpected-life","title":"Whatever Next? : Lessons from an Unexpected Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBracing honesty, rare insight and hilarious revelations from internationally bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/lady-in-waiting-my-extraordinary-life-in-the-shadow-of-the-crown?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=2ccdc7347\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as she shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnne Glenconner's glittering life hasn't always been golden. As she revealed in her astonishing bestselling memoir \u003cem\u003eLady in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, it has been one of stark contrasts - from growing up in the splendour of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from travelling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTragically, she has also survived the loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma. Now in her ninetieth year, and at her happiest, Anne brings her bracing honesty, characteristic wit and courage to reflect on and reveal more about her long and unexpected life, her extremely volatile marriage, and what it's taught her. As a wife, she became a master in the art of keeping the peace, knowing when to pick her battles, when she needed help - and when to take a lover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in throwing marvellous parties and looking after magnificent homes, and, as a lady in waiting, became well versed in diplomacy and etiquette. It was as a mother she learnt the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, and laughter to get her through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrate the best of them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnne Glenconner's \u003cem\u003eWhatever Next?\u003c\/em\u003e is the richly entertaining proof that staying open to every new adventure and being ready for whatever happens sets an inspiring example for us all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Glenconner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43653874811137,"sku":"9781529397352","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-885.png?v=1712657629","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/whatever-next-lessons-from-an-unexpected-life","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}