

Mrs Queen Takes the Train
Author: William Kuhn
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 10/16/2012
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: William Kuhn
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 10/16/2012
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
William Kuhn is a biographer, historian, and the author, most recently, of Reading Jackie, an account of the editorial life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He has written three previous books: Democratic Royalism; Henry and Mary Ponsonby; and The Politics of Pleasure. Most recently Kuhn has been professor of history at Carthage College and he has held fellowships from the Social Science Research Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
2 1/2 stars I was EXCITED to read this novel. I EXPECTED to like this novel. I WANTED to like this novel. I did not like this novel. If you’ll pardon the seasonal analogy, this book was like being given a beautifully wrapped Christmas present, only to open it up and find… socks :( First, you have to u......more
Queen Elizabeth is feeling a bit low when she walks over to her London stables to visit her horses on a particularly blustery day. Young Rebecca, who tends the horses, lends the sovereign her hoody jacket and soon afterwards the unrecognizable Queen takes off for Scotland to visit her beloved Britan......more
The Good Stuff Delightfully odd and uniquely refreshing Richly developed unusual characters who feel very real Makes you realize that the Queen is a living human being and not just a figure head (yes this is a fictionalized version of the Queen - but still) Discusses race & class differences but in......more
To an unrepentant Anglophile like me, "Mrs. Queen Takes the Train" was as refreshing as a strong cup of tea on a cold day. While it's true that the device the author uses to facilitate and prolong the Queen's escape will strain the bounds of credulity for any reader, thankfully the more you read the......more