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The Uncommon Reader
by Bennett, Alan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374280967
- ISBN 13
- 9780374280963
- Seller
-
Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. From one of England's most celebrated writers, the author of the award-winning, The History Boys, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading. When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Her new passion for reading initially alarms the palace staff and soon leads to surprising and very funny consequences for the country at large. -- from the jacket flap. Book is fine with minor edge wear. The dust jacket, not clipped, is near fine with little edge wear, but there is a pin hole on the front cover.
Synopsis
The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely ( JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. She comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with much that she has to do. In short, her reading is subversive. The consequence is, of course, surprising, mildly shocking and very funny.
Reviews
On Jul 2 2015, a reader said:
Funny, charming and just totally delightful!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trolls Treasure
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110807
- Title
- The Uncommon Reader
- Author
- Bennett, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374280967
- ISBN 13
- 9780374280963
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- fiction; 0374280967
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; FICTION / General;
Terms of Sale
Trolls Treasure
Payment accepted by Check (in USD), Money Order, Paypal or the Credit Cards that are accepted through Biblio. If paying by Check, your order will ship after the check clears. Pennsylvania residents will be charged applicable sales tax. Returns are accepted within 30 days of receipt of the item, with prior notification, for a refund of the book price. I endeavor to accurately describe each book and note major defects, but if an item is found not to be as described, and the error is mine, I will pay postage costs. If your book order is heavy and/or over-sized, I may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
About the Seller
Trolls Treasure
Biblio member since 2012
Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania
About Trolls Treasure
Home-based, online sales only. I am running out of space to keep my collection of books, but I cannot bypass any chance offered at searching out some interesting venue offering books. I dithered for quite some time over this problem, and went right on buying books, until it occurred to me that I could make room for new purchases if I started selling some of my books. So, here I am, a small business, but offering personal service. Happy to answer questions.
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