MrsQueenTakestheTrain:ANovel

作者 William Kuhn著
出版社 Harper
出版时间 2012年10月
ISBN 9780062219923
定价 134.40

内容简介

Afterdecadesofserviceandyearsofwatchingherfamily'stroublessplashedacrossthetabloids,Britain'sQueenisbeginningtofeelherage.Sheneedssomepropercheeringup.Anunexpectedopportunityoffersherrelief:animpromptuvisittoaplacethatholdshappymemories—theformerroyalyacht,Britannia,nowmoorednearEdinburgh.Hiddenbeneathaskull-emblazonedhoodie,thelimberElizabeth(thankgoodnessforyoga)walksoutofBuckinghamPalaceintothefreedomofarainyLondondayandheadsforKing'sCrosstocatchatraintoScotland.Butacharacterfulcastofroyalattendantshasdiscoveredhermissing.Inuneasyalliancealady-in-waiting,abutler,anequerry,agirlfromthestables,adresser,andaclerkfromtheshopthatsuppliesHerMajesty'scheesesetouttofindherandbringherbackbeforeherabsencebecomesanationalscandal.MrsQueenTakestheTrainisaclevernovel,offeringafreshlookatawomanwhowondersifshe,likeBritanniaherself,has,too,becomearelicofthepast.WilliamKuhnpaintsacharmingyetbitingportraitofBritishsocial,political,andgenerationalrivalries—betweenupstairsanddownstairs,themonarchyandthegovernment,theoldandtheyoung.Comicandpoignant,fastpacedandclever,thisdelightfuldebuttweaksthepompofthemonarchy,goingbeneathitsrigidformalitytorevealthehumanheartofthewomanatitscenter.

作者简介

WilliamKuhnisabiographerandhistorian,andtheauthor,mostrecently,ofReadingJackie,alookatthepersonalityofJacquelineKennedyOnassisthroughthebooksshechosetoeditatVikingandDoubleday.Hehaswrittenthreepreviousbooks:DemocraticRoyalism;HenryandMaryPonsonby,adoublebiographyoftwokeypeopleatthecourtofQueenVictoria;andThePoliticsofPleasure,alifeofBritain'smostroyalistprimeminister,BenjaminDisraeli.HelivesinBoston,Massachusetts.Thisishisfirstnovel.

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