- Paperback: 309 pages
- Publisher: Mandarin; New edition edition (1 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749313528
- ISBN-13: 978-0749313524
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 199,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A revolutionary British government orders the Queen to abdicate and the Royal family to vacate Buckingham Palace. Being rehoused on a council estate in the Midlands comes as a bit of a shock to Philip and Elizabeth. The intrusion of this family of "poshos" is a shock for their new neighbours too.
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The Queen was in bed watching television with Harris. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very, very funny,
This review is from: The Queen and I (Paperback)
This is clever humour at its best. The book details the escapades of the Royal Family when they are moved into council estates following a republican victory in the general election. Sue Townsend's humourous style, as seen in Adrian Mole, is retained and this book achieves the almost unachievable in actually being more funny than Mole. The novel does give an insight into the problems of the British welfare system, but this does not prevent it from being hilarious. Everyone really MUST read this book.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT BUY THE KINDLE VERSION OF THIS - BUY THE BOOK INSTEAD,
By daveypinside (Warrington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Queen and I (Kindle Edition)
I would like to start by saying that this is one of my all time favourite books of all time...its brilliant! It's an excellent read all round. The story has laughs a-plenty and will certainly squeeze the odd tear from your eye and all in all its an interesting topic handled really well. It's one of those books that is "easy" to read, we're not talking high brow stuff with lots of complicated words so a certain amount of distraction and wandering mind won't hinder your reading (good for the beach or such).
Now, the bad bit. I recently got my Kindle and decided that rather than start a new book I would read one of my old favourites. I was concerned that the "novelty" of the new reading medium would distract me from any new story I might read and so opted for The Queen and I...easy to read and I know it virtually word for word. THE KINDLE VERSION IS APPAULING. There are spelling mistakes, typos, grammatical errors and at various points in the book passages have been moved out of place (if I hadn't read it before I wouldn't have had a clue what was going on). I'm not talking about the odd mistake mind, we're talking every other page here....its disgusting and I was really concerned that this was the standard for all Kindle books (I've read two more now and this isn't the case at all, with the exception of one misplaced comma the other two books were error free). I probably wouldn't feel so aggrieved if it wasn't for the fact that the Kindle version is practically the same price as the book. If a traditional book was published with this degree of errors in it a proof reader somewhere would be hung out to dry and the book would be recalled so why does the publisher think its acceptable to publish an e-book in this state? Outrageous! Buy the book, read it, enjoy it and then read it again...don't bother with the Kindle version!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful book,
This review is from: The Queen and I (Paperback)
The queen and her family are taken from Buckingham palace and placed in a housing estate by the new republican party. I haven't got a bad word to say about this book, yes the characters date the book slightly but due to fictional way they are described you can easily get past this. The story is wonderfully written and the characters are enjoyable and realistic. The royal families individual reactions to their new situation are realistic and charming, their descriptions play on the publics perceptions of the royal family perfectly. But the real heroes are the welcoming locals who are proud of where they come from and what they have worked for. Each chapter is so readable pages pass with out your noticing until the end arrives leaving you wanting more! Wonderful!!
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