An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books Mrs Queen Takes the Train wittily imagines the kerfuffle that transpires when a bored Queen Elizabeth strolls out of the palace in search of a little fun, leaving behind a desperate team of courtiers who must find the missing Windsor before a national scandal erupts. Reminiscent of Alan Bennett s The Uncommon Reader, this lively, wonderfully inventive romp takes readers into the mind of the grand matriarch of Britain s ...
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An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books Mrs Queen Takes the Train wittily imagines the kerfuffle that transpires when a bored Queen Elizabeth strolls out of the palace in search of a little fun, leaving behind a desperate team of courtiers who must find the missing Windsor before a national scandal erupts. Reminiscent of Alan Bennett s The Uncommon Reader, this lively, wonderfully inventive romp takes readers into the mind of the grand matriarch of Britain s Royal Family, bringing us an endearing runaway Queen Elizabeth on the town and leading us behind the Buckingham Palace walls and into the upstairs/downstairs spaces of England s monarchy. "
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Mrs. Queen...and we know who she is...wanders back from the Royal stables musing on how dull things have become, and somehow, the Palace loses her. And she's off! There's romance, too. What fun!
rosalind@rokeby.info
Jan 24, 2013
Charming, Quaint, Readable
This charming fantasy takes Queen Elizabeth II, only a little foggy in her mid-80s, on an almost plausible trip by train from London to Scotland. The author deftly works in a medley of secondary characters who are all necessary to make this odyssey happen and who develop their own engaging sub-plots. For light reading and a respectful, affectionate look at this stalwart monarch you can't do better. It is a fantasy, but all the details ring true, so it's not hard to suspend disbelief.
