A funny, surprisingly sweet satire by the author of The Adrian Mole
Diaries (1986). "I have no money; British Telecom is threatening me
with disconnection; my mother thinks she is living in 1953; my
husband is starving himself to death; my daughter has embarked on
an affair with my carpet fitter; my son is clue in court on
Thursday; and my dog has fleas...." That's how Liz Windsor, the
former queen of England, describes her current situation. Liz -
together with her handbag, hubby Philip, sister Margaret, Charles,
Di, grandchildren, daughter Anne, and the Queen Mother - has been
booted out of Buckingham Palace by the newly elected,
antimonarchist People's Republican Party. Their new abode is a
council flat community known not so affectionately as "Hell Close."
Of course, the Aubusson carpets don't fit; Liz has trouble figuring
out that she has to put a coin in the heater to make it work;
strange slang words start creeping into the vocabulary of the
little princes; and the neighbors are a fright. But the unsceptered
royal family makes do. Charles turns to gardening and rioting, Di
decorates her flat, and, with saintly restraint, the former queen
endures the attentions of a social worker who wants to help her
with her "trauma." Meanwhile, the country goes to the dogs -
indeed, to get out of debt, the new PM enters into a treaty with
Tokyo, making England a veritable colony of Japan. For obvious
reasons, Townsend's novel has been a big success in England.
Readers on this side of the Atlantic will find it diverting, too -
chaotic, silly, with no real harm meant. (Kirkus Reviews)
In the not-too-distant future, a radical government has come to
power in Great Britain and the Royal family has been moved to a
housing estate in Leicester. For the first time, the Royals have to
live as ordinary people and they find the experience baffling and
frightening, but ultimately enriching. A satire on the failings of
the welfare state, the pretensions, expectations and personal
foibles of the Royal Family - this warm-hearted and affectionate
comedy concerning the Royals' attempts to come to terms with their
new situation with moments of gentle irony alternating with pure
farce - are just some of the facets of this many-layered and
entertaining fantasy.
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