Anne Glenconner’s book Whatever Next? is a compilation of lessons from her adventurous life. These lessons include her roles as a daughter, hostess, mother, friend, lady in waiting, and wife. I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this well-written, conversational tone book. What a treasure of a book!

Talk about someone who’s lived an interesting life. As full as her social schedule was in her heyday, she had plenty of harsh days that were so taboo at the time, she didn’t dare share them with anyone. Born a Lady to the 5th Earl of Leicester, her playmates included Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. She married Lord Glenconner, the owner of the chi-chi island Mustique. Lady Glenconner sure knows how to regale her readers with tales. I find royal adjacent stories intriguing and this did not disappoint.

My thanks to NetGalley and Hachette for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Be inspired! There are always lessons to be learned from reading about someone else's life.

I think that Anne's life is very interesting to me because parts of it are so different than mine. But the part of her life that really inspires me is the way that she reinvents herself over and over. She is over ninety years old and has become an author and she just loves it.

Whatever Next? is an interesting book about a wealthy woman whose family has associated for decades with the Royal Family. The parts of the book about her travel and the fascinating people she gets to meet are really fun. Anne routinely spends time with Princess Margaret and takes her job seriously taking care of her. In fact, Anne spends most of her life taking care of others - spouse, children, company, etc.

But there are parts of her life that are normal; like problems with her husband, her marriage, her children. So no matter how wealthy and privileged you are there are things in life that all of us have to deal with. Over her lifetime she improves as she learns how to deal with life. There are very happy and fun times which are fun to read about. There are sad times that Anne is just lucky to survive, when she depends on family and friend. So in so many ways she is just like us.

In a delightful follow up to Lady in Waiting, Glenconner delves into more of her private life. She reveals more truths about her tumultuous marriage to husband Colin. I hadn’t realized he was the one who had purchased Mustique island.
The book can be a bridge from how things used to be to how much they have changed. Having lived nine decades, the author is a testament to witnessing change. I was intrigued with the bits and pieces she revealed about her mother, especially how she rode her Harley.
It’s a good capstone for an adventurous life.

I have been on a nonfiction kick recently and this one stood out for many reasons. I loved the honesty and emotion. I felt like I was in the moment with the author and I felt like the articulation of the circumstances were easy to understand which I appreciated with such a complex issue.

A truly delightful and inspiring book with wisdom in an entertaining prose.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Deeply honest and touching, the author shares engaging bits about her life, including her childhood, her lifelong friendship with Princess Margaret, the complicated relationship with her late husband, her children, the losses she’s endured, and the life she’s built for herself now.

The writing style is personal and intimate, like you’re sitting with the author and learning these details.

I enjoyed this memoir and admire Anne Glenconnor’s attitude.

I really like this book. I read the author’s other book Lady in Waiting. I felt this book was more down to earth than the other book. This book was a relatively short book but I thought the author wrote about a lot in the 162 pages. If the author came out with another book I will definitely read it and I will definitely recommend it to others.