Townsend, Sue
The Queen and I
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241958377
- author:
- Townsend, Sue
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend is a humorous satire that explores what it means to be human. When a Republican party wins the General Election, they strip the royal family of their assets and titles, sending them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a two-bedroomed semi, caviar for boiled eggs, and servants for a social worker, the Queen and her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. But will their breeding allow them to rise above their changed circumstances or are they just like everyone else? This witty and entertaining novel has been praised for its graphic portrayal of the monarchy's dismantling, while still maintaining the human dignity of its characters.
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