Mrs. Queen Takes the Train

from mccartrey

I received this book via LibraryThing. It took a little while to set up and explain the context of all the characters but that was very interesting in itself. The story was very charming throughout and very believable, probably because it was obviously that the author has done a lot of research i...

from Beamis12

What a witty and clever idea for a novel, I felt like I was a fly on the wall observing royal etiquette, duties and jealousies. Loved the beginning when the queen expresses her opinion on modern technology, Gin and Camilla. A fun romp through modern day England meshed with old England traditions ...

from laurensx

Her Majesty is feeling unusually sad. Having survived the negative press following Princess Diana's death, she finds herself feeling useless and longing for days gone by. When a chance opportunity arises, the Queen takes leave from Buckingham Palace, setting off a chain of events. Several unlikel...

from smik

This might be my sole venture in 2013 outside of the crime fiction genre. It proved to be a delightful romp, witty and at the same time poignant. The Queen, in an effective although unwitting disguise, sees herself as her subjects see her. Worried that she is "not quite herself" members of her ho...

from whitreidtan

It must be difficult being famous. To be so surrounded by others for security and so tightly scheduled that you can't deviate from the usual and have no chance to do things on the spur of the moment could certainly become chafing, especially after years of living this way. It must be a bit like w...