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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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- Lesley Goodman
- 07-12-18
A little disappointing
Having loved the Adrian Mole books I was looking forward to this. The feeble plot was simply a disappointing dream sequence. Angela Thorne did her best to cover all the characters voices and accents but failed miserably with most. It was in parts excruciating to listen to. All things considered I couldn't in all honesty recommend this book.
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- Mrs
- 28-04-13
Wasn't sure what to expect
This had been on my list of books I should read for such a long time. I was concerned that it would be in some way disrespectful, even though I am not 'a royalist'. Saying that, it has been really funny in parts, some real laugh out loud moments at the absurdity of it all. I have found myself in the position of the residents of hell close, on benefits with little spare change and could really identify with all of the things people do to manage from day to day, the thought of the Queen and the Royal family doing the same was so funny. I will definitely be buying the sequel.
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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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- 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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- 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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- Amazon Customer
- 17-04-16
Great book
I read this book when it was first released and listening to it was great. Well read very funny
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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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- Flint
- 18-10-15
I loved it
I have read this book before and enjoyed it, but listening to the audiobook with the wonderful narration by Angela Thorne made it even more enjoyable. I think this is the best of Sue Townsend's books
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- Mark Sanford-Wood
- 24-08-15
A big letdown - even for a republican
Oh dear.
The Queen is deposed and sent to live on a council estate. It is an interesting premise with limited scope for development, so where might that lead us. The answer is absolutely nowhere at all. I only continued listening because the work is short and I was intrigued as to how this aimless nonsense would be brought to any sort of conclusion. It is no spoiler alert to bemoan that I had though "It was all a terrible dream" was an ending restricted to books for the under-8s. I found myself feeling embarrassed for the author.
Angela Thorne initially makes a brave attempt to polish the unpolishable, but even she succumbs to lazy stereotyping in accent choice.
The only saving grace is that it is short.
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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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