{"product_id":"mrs-queen-takes-the-train-a-novel-isbn-9780062208293","title":"Mrs Queen Takes the Train: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A witty, contemporary story of the Downton Abbey-esque tensions between servants and employers, the young and the old, and tradition and modernity.” — \u003cem\u003eGlamour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn—author of \u003cem\u003eReading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMrs Queen Takes the Train\u003c\/em\u003e wittily imagines the kerfuffle that transpires when a bored Queen Elizabeth strolls out of the palace in search of a little fun, leaving behind a desperate team of courtiers who must find the missing Windsor before a national scandal erupts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter decades of service and years of watching her family's troubles splashed across the tabloids, Britain's Queen is beginning to feel her age. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief: an impromptu visit to a place that holds happy memories—the former royal yacht, \u003cem\u003eBritannia\u003c\/em\u003e, now moored near Edinburgh. Hidden beneath a skull-emblazoned hoodie, the limber Elizabeth (thank goodness for yoga) walks out of Buckingham Palace and heads for King's Cross to catch a train to Scotland. But a colorful cast of royal attendants has discovered her missing. In uneasy alliance a lady-in-waiting, a butler, an equerry, a girl from the stables, a dresser, and a clerk from the shop that supplies Her Majesty's cheese set out to bring her back before her absence becomes a national scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic and poignant, fast-paced and clever, \u003cem\u003eMrs Queen Takes the Train\u003c\/em\u003e tweaks the pomp of the monarchy, going beneath its rigid formality to reveal the human heart of the woman at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAfter decades of service and years of watching her family's troubles splashed across the tabloids, Britain's Queen is beginning to feel her age. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief: an impromptu visit to a place that holds happy memories—the former royal yacht, \u003cem\u003eBritannia\u003c\/em\u003e, now moored near Edinburgh. Hidden beneath a skull-emblazoned hoodie, the limber Elizabeth (thank goodness for yoga) walks out of Buckingham Palace and heads for King's Cross to catch a train to Scotland. But a colorful cast of royal attendants has discovered her missing. In uneasy alliance a lady-in-waiting, a butler, an equerry, a girl from the stables, a dresser, and a clerk from the shop that supplies Her Majesty's cheese set out to bring her back before her absence becomes a national scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic and poignant, fast-paced and clever, \u003cem\u003eMrs Queen Takes the Train\u003c\/em\u003e tweaks the pomp of the monarchy, going beneath its rigid formality to reveal the human heart of the woman at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Kuhn explores not only the queen’s inner life, but the \u003ci\u003eDowntown Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e style-tensions between servants and royals, the old guard and the new. . . . Royal watchers and students of class alike will enjoy this smart. . . tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kuhn’s first novel ought to find an avid readership among the filmgoers who flocked to \u003ci\u003eThe King’s Speech\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . An affectionate, sympathetic but also unstinting look at the woman inside the sovereign.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is the perfect cup of tea for the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Give it to lovers of all things British. It’s also a good bet for fans of Alexander McCall Smith.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An imaginative glimpse into the queen of England’s psyche as she rebels against her routine. . . . Kuhn’s first novel ought to find an avid readership among the filmgoers who flocked to \u003cem\u003eThe King’s Speech\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . An affectionate, sympathetic but also unstinting look at the woman inside the sovereign.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A witty, contemporary story of the Downton Abbey-esque tensions between servants and employers, the young and the old, and tradition and modernity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delightful ride. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] charmer of a first novel. . . . This Elizabeth is delightful, slyly funny company.  You’ll never look at the real one the same way again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople (3 ½ stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’ll come away thinking Her Majesty, at least this fictional one, charming, caring, thoughtful and brave. . . .  A delightful escape. 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