How do you feel about Lord Melbourne? What might Victoria's life have been like if she had chosen him over Albert?ġ0. What are the biggest challenges that Victoria faces? How might you have dealt with those situations?ĩ. Why was Victoria so vengeful toward Lady Flora?Ĩ. Where do you think Victoria gets the strength to stand up against her family and others who try to dictate her role as queen?ħ.
In what ways does Victoria's relationship with her mother influence her decisions as queen? How does that relationship change in the course of the novel?Ħ. Why do you think one of the young queen's first acts is to reject her given name of Alexandrina in favor of Victoria?ĥ. How does Victoria's sheltered upbringing at Kensington Palace influence her ultimate ability to rule her country?Ĥ. In what ways does Victoria come across a "typical" teenager and/or as a powerful sovereign?ģ. How does Victoria handle her rise to power at the age of eighteen? How do you think you might have handled it?Ģ. Daisy suddenly found herself imagining what it would be like if her own teenage daughter became the most powerful woman in the world overnight. "How handsome Albert looks in his white cashmere breeches," the young queen wrote in 1839. Daisy Goodwin was inspired to tell this story by Queen Victoria's diaries. "An absolute dream of a read - charming, shrewd and well paced."ġ. Daisy Goodwin breathes new life into Victoria's story, and does so with sensitivity, verve, and wit."
"Victoria is an absolutely captivating novel of youth, love, and the often painful transition from immaturity to adulthood. " irresistible love story.Fans of Downton, The Crown, etc., will want to dive right in." "An intimate portrait of an extremely bright but painfully lonely teenage girl who one day had only pets and dolls for company and the next was regent of England." Critical Praise:"In Victoria, Daisy Goodwin's lively and effervescent novel, the range of her storytelling is rich.Goodwin's queen has all the makings of a captivating human paradox."
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