7/6/2023 0 Comments The uncommon reader a novellaHer reading changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous Prime Minister and his repellant advisors. Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. The Uncommon Reader is non other than HM The Queen, who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. What would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story. The Plot Alan Bennett's classic story about Queen Elizabeth II. This is a sweet novella, small and perfectly formed. Read my review of Village Diary by Miss ReadĪt the last meeting of our Village Classics Book Group we all agreed on The Uncommon Reader following a request that we read something with a royal theme. And also, who knew you could play a trombone on a horse? We watched the Coronation concert in the village hall, and then on the Monday had fun at our village street party where we ate lots of cake, and played pass the parcel. I did watch the Coronation and was so impressed with the members of the armed forces marching in sync whilst playing the same tune. We had fun this weekend celebrating with the village. So, did you watch the Coronation? Some people did, some didn't.
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