5818. A Distant Thunder Intimate Recollections of the Kaiser's Court, by Anne Topham (read 27 Sept 2023) This is an odd book, telling of the author's time as an Englishwoman's time as employee at the court of Wilhelm II in the early 1900's. At first, it was deadly dull, but it became more interesting and I am giving it 3 stars, to my surprise. So much of what she says seems a waste of time, but I guess monarchy often is. The account is so benign when one considers what was to happen in 1914. ( )