Folio: Reine Des Lectrices (Series #A41960) (Paperback)

from Dabble58

Wonderful short romp about the Queen messing up her court by ....gasp....READING! Sweet and funny and so believable and the ending comes as a little tickle under the chin. Read it!

from dpbrewster

A stylish and witty literary conceit that is ultimately as wispy, ephemeral and sweet as cotton candy. The title is certainly an allusion to Virginia Woolf's collection of essays from 1925 (Elizabeth II being born in 1926, less than a year after its publication -- though Woolf can be considered a...

from beentsy

I loved this little books. Feelings of Sue Townsend's 'The Queen and I' for me. A delicious little treat and some very good tongue in cheek humour. Highly recommend.

from lauralkeet

It was a hobby and it was in the nature of her job that she didn't have hobbies. ... Hobbies involved preferences and preferences had to be avoided; preferences excluded people. (p. 6) Alan Bennett's wonderful novella imagines what would happen if the Queen suddenly became an avid reader. When he...

from brenzi

If you have an hour or two to spare between books do pick up this charming little gem from British writer Alan Bennett. I can guarantee it will make you smile. Queen Elizabeth's rambunctious Corgi dogs veer off their normal path around Buckingham Palace and end up barking rowdily around the mobil...