![]() "Bennett's jokes are so beautifully modulated. ![]() a tale that showcases its author's customary élan and keen but humane wit." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ![]() Bennett has written a captivating fairy tale. a delightful little book that unfolds into a witty meditation on the subversive pleasures of reading. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life. Her new passion for reading initially alarms the palace staff and soon leads to surprising and very funny consequences for the country at large. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. ![]() ![]() When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. From one of England's most celebrated writers, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading ![]()
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