After decades of service and years of watching her family's
troubles splashed across the tabloids, Britain's Queen is beginning
to feel her age. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief: an
impromptu visit to a place that holds happy memories--the former
royal yacht, Britannia, now moored near Edinburgh. Hidden beneath a
skull-emblazoned hoodie, the limber Elizabeth (thank goodness for
yoga) walks out of Buckingham Palace and heads for King's Cross to
catch a train to Scotland. But a colorful cast of royal attendants
has discovered her missing. In uneasy alliance a lady-in-waiting, a
butler, an equerry, a girl from the stables, a dresser, and a clerk
from the shop that supplies Her Majesty's cheese set out to bring
her back before her absence becomes a national scandal.
Comic and poignant, fast-paced and clever, Mrs Queen Takes the
Train tweaks the pomp of the monarchy, going beneath its rigid
formality to reveal the human heart of the woman at its center.
General
Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
William Kuhn
|
Dimensions: |
204 x 135 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
374 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-220829-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-220829-2 |
Barcode: |
9780062208293 |
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