The Rose Queen cover art

The Rose Queen

The heartwarming romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author

 Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE NEW SPRINGTIME ROMANCE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATIE FLYNN

It's 1938, and Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled to be treated like royalty for the day. But deep down she is desperate to leave the Welsh mining community where she grew up.

When war is declared, Cadi and her best friend Poppy see a chance to escape. Cadi leaves behind her parents and local boy Aled, whom she is meant to marry, for Liverpool.

But city life doesn't bring the opportunities they'd hoped for. Unable to join the forces, the girls are left looking for work in poverty-stricken Vauxhall Ward.

They secure jobs in a local pub, and Cadi's blossoming relationship with a handsome dock worker deepens after he rescues her from a terrifying encounter.

But when Aled unexpectedly appears dressed in RAF uniform Cadi finds her worlds colliding again. Now the Rose Queen must decide: who will become her King?

© Katie Flynn 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance
All stars
Most relevant
as names were Welsh, please in future get the pronunciation correct, all the Welsh names were wrong apart from aled very disappointed, but the story was good

pronunciation

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Bit slow to start but not for long. One of the best books I’ve read for a long time. I was born in 1938 and it really was true to the time. Really took me back even though I was a child. You never forget times like that and it was good and sad to remember. Thank you Katie

Th3 Rose Queen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
enjoyable listen,
always love Katie flying books. She really pulls you in to the Novel, just about to start the next part of the journey in the second book.
Anne Dover is an Excellent Narrator to.

very good

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
After a slow start, the story took off and I became involved. The ‘ordinary’ families and friends introspectively explore their own immaturities with each other to develop their individual strengths to cope with the continuous changes war presents. I applaud the narration. It’s worth a listen!

A decent read!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This writer Katie Flynn is really someone I’m getting into. It was read by my favourite narrator Ann Dover who in my opinion has got to be the best. Set in Wales and then in Liverpool. This book was brilliant and I can’t wait to hear the following book.

Fabulous read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews