by William Kuhn
I was not that impressed with this book--I wanted more focus on the Queen rather than all the people looking for her. And then, on the other hand, I thought it was presumptuous of the author to assume he knew the inner workings of the Queen's mind. So I don't know--I found this book rather meh.
Full review at http://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/read-it-if-the-gargoyles-reviews-for-the-time-poor-or-goldfish-sized-attention-spans/This is a delightful little read that is perfect for those times when you just need a bit of light-heartedness to lift your mood. There's nothing ...
Aww. If only the queen were as sweet and cute as this books makes her out to be. Of the converging story lines in this book, I was *completely uninterested* in one. I read the first two or three sections of their story, then started skimming before outright skipping over them. I'd just see their ...
Feared it was a knock-off of Bennett's An Uncommon Reader but NO! Loved the Henry V thread! Not much of a monarchist, but I was rooting for Ma'am by the end
Quirky and different.
They are similarities with W G Sebald in the use of factual/fictional pictures illustrating the activities of the actual Queen and there are the melding of fact with fiction, given that the author is a historian. But I like how all the other characters have their moment in the sun and how their live...
A very amusing, but also serious in spots, read. The Queen goes AWOL leaving plenty of mayhem in her wake, as several members of the Royal Household give chase. But there are serious notes such as racism, the perceived notions of monarchs, why royals can be useful to have about, poverty, the homeles...
Utterly charming, with a few deliciously sharp edges lurking within.
Charming and fun
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