The Queen and I [electronic resource]
Sue Townsend2002
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The Queen and I is a hilarious satire on modern Britain and an exploration of
what it really means to be human, by the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole
series.
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The Royals, they're just like us . . .
THE MONARCHY HAS BEEN DISMANTLED
When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is
to strip the royal family of their assets and titles and send them to live on a
housing estate in the Midlands.
Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a two-bedroomed semi in Hell Close (as the
locals dub it), 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.
But 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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'No other author could imagine this so graphically, demolish the in...
Main title:
The Queen and I [electronic resource] / Sue Townsend
Author:
Sue Townsend, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2002
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (288 pages,)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141938332
Language:
English
BRN:
435571
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |