I enjoyed Mrs Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn which is a fictional story about Queen Elizabeth II walking out of Buckingham Palace wearing a hoodie and catching a train to Scotland. Her disappearance causes great consternation. There are six other characters, mainly her staff, whom the reader learns about in flashbacks. The non-staff person, Rajiv, serves at a cheese shop where the Queen goes to get some supplies and asks him about travelling to Scotland. Knowing her identity he helps her to the train station and meets up with Rebecca who looks after the Queen's horses and follows the Queen and Rajiv. They all end up on the train and Rajiv and Rebecca keep an eye on the Queen as she travels with the "ordinary" passengers. For the Queen it is a bit of an adventure and there are the other story threads about the other characters which also make the story interesting. 4/5
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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