I really enjoyed reading this book because it gave the perspective from the three major players at once. The thing that really struck me in the early chapters, though, was what a hard time Vicky had of things when she'd married. She was the indulged and adored favourite child of her parents, and then she ended up in a really hostile environment with nobody she could trust to advise her. It looks as though the seeds of WWI were sown a lot earlier than is usually believed.
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