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The Queen and I

By: Sue Townsend
Narrated by: Angela Thorne
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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?

©1992 Sue Townsend (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Women's Fiction Funny Witty Comedy Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

"Kept me rolling about until the last page." ( Daily Mail)
"Absorbing, entertaining...the funniest thing in print since Adrian Mole." ( Daily Telegraph)
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I read this book when it was first released and listening to it was great. Well read very funny

Great book

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An enjoyable listen overall. Some clever ideas although a lot of stereotyping of different groups. I expected a different ending.

Enjoyable escapism

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light hearted listen. not to be taken seriously. the way the different characters react is funny

light hearted funny

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I love Sue Townsends sense of humour and have read all of the Adrian Mole series several times. This was a refreshing change for me and did not disappoint. The authors wit and observational skills are unsurpassable and equate to a very enjoyable read. I loved it all. Indeed there were several times I laughed out loud. Read and enjoy.

It kept me amused.

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Loved all of it. it's a sweet story, really nicely read. Laugh out loud funny at times, strangely relevant to the world we live in today.

Lovely book, funny and gentle and good fun

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