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The Queen and I
- Narrated by: Angela Thorne
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
When a Republican party wins the general election, they strip the royal family of everything and send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands.
Exchanging caviar for boiled eggs, servants for a social worker named Trish, the queen and her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. Is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their changed circumstance, or deep down are they really just like everyone else?
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- Sarah K. Crosby
- 18-04-17
Brilliant
Laughed out loud lots! Very funny, very clever and scarily very believable! Classic Sue Townsend!
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- M Ryan
- 11-03-20
Great performance but has not aged well
I hate books that end with "what an awful dream". Just a warning that this book has not aged well ( Diana is spoke about loads)
I personally can't stand the Royal family and I must agree the Queen would struggle living with the "normal people"
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- Lucie
- 27-07-16
Very, very funny
A fabulous idea for a book (I wonder if any of the royals have read it? I would love to know their opinion!) and I still found it relevant and engaging despite my reading it a decade or so after the fact. Great political satire, great characters, despite many being hugely exaggerated stereotypes, this added to the humour and was just right for this book! Love Sue Townsend, no cringe-worthy cliches in her writing, and this is one of her best.
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- George
- 24-02-18
mildly entertaining
This had a mildly entertaining storyline with very clear narration. A bit different from the ordinary.
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- susan smith
- 12-08-16
so funny
Would you listen to The Queen and I again? Why?
would listen again, so much happening i must of missed some bits while laughing!!
great book for light hearted escapism
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- Anthony
- 22-01-17
Had me Laughing 😆 all through
Having read 2 of the Mole books 📚 years ago,thought I'd give this one a go,very good.
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- Robyn
- 08-07-13
Laugh out loud and giggle in between!
If you could sum up The Queen and I in three words, what would they be?
Funny Clever Sharp
What does Angela Thorne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
A different slant on voice personality
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me laugh out loud between giggling and smiling.
Any additional comments?
Seriously funny even for a Royalist!
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- Andrew
- 30-06-16
Finished too quickly
Not wanting to give away any spoilers, I felt really let down by the end. It was almost as if the author had reached her required word count and then tried to finish as quickly as possible.
Overall, I felt that the plot had dated quite badly.
That said, on the whole, I enjoyed listening to this book. But I wouldn't recommend it...
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- Diana at The Saker
- 17-04-21
Wonderfully funny
I loved this book and fount I felt very involved with the chacters which were well portrayed. Excellent narration and the concept of the Royals struggling to cope with life on benefits was very funny. I will listen to this again and again!
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- babyboomer
- 06-07-14
mildly amusing
What did you like best about The Queen and I? What did you like least?
I expected a really funny story but it was rather mundane and although I had one or two smiles,overall it was not that funny.
Would you recommend The Queen and I to your friends? Why or why not?
Its horses for courses, some people may find it more to their taste than I did
What does Angela Thorne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Narration was excellent with different voices and accents for each character
Did The Queen and I inspire you to do anything?
No
Any additional comments?
None
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