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From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In
A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, aContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Waking up late at the Palace
Since The History Boys transferred first to Broadway and then to the cinema, Alan Bennett has made the journey from national treasure to international superstar. The dustwrapper of this droll novella spends two lines on the London gongs that play pic ... (read full critics)
spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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I don't have much to say about the Queen, although I have some "nostalgic" feelings for her. When I was still a child and overslept in front of the TV, her portrait was the first image came to my eyes as they opened in the middle of the night. It was the colonial days of Hong Kong anyway.
Yet, Alan ... (continue)Agatha_Ngai said on Jul 23, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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A novella from the pen of the brilliant Alan Bennett. Written with his renowned dry sense of humour this is an excellent quick read.<br />The queen had no idea that a mobile library van even made a regular visit to Buckingham Palace until one day whilst walking her corgis in the palace grounds ... (continue)
Lindyloumac said on Dec 5, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Whether you like the Queen of England or not, you would love this novella by Alan Bennett, renowned author of the critically acclaimed novel/ play/ movie "The History Boys".
I am sure the plot is fictional as I really doubt that Queen Elizabeth II only took up reading in her twilight years and ... (continue)
Tracy W said on Jan 28, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Three and a half stars
If only for the presence of a monarch of the House of Windsor this book couldn't get less than three stars and a half.
Althoug this is a work of fiction, whoever happens to have even a slight interest in Queen Elizabeth's life is repeatedly induced in asking himself how much her representation is tr ... (continue)Chase Insteadman Mountbatten said on Feb 21, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Hardcover 128 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0374280967
- ISBN-13: 9780374280963
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Pub date: Sep 18, 2007
- Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Faber & Faber/Profile £10.99, pp160 What is it about the Queen that inspires such deep affection in the British? As played by Helen Mirren in The Queen, HM was possessed of a steeliness, an impatience with cant and ... (read full critics)