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| Author | : William Kuhn |
| Publisher | : Harper Perennial |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2013-10-08 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780062208293 |
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An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn—author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books—Mrs Queen Takes the Train 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. Reminiscent of Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader, this lively, wonderfully inventive romp takes readers into the mind of the grand matriarch of Britain’s Royal Family, bringing us an endearing runaway Queen Elizabeth on the town—and leading us behind the Buckingham Palace walls and into the upstairs/downstairs spaces of England’s monarchy.
| Author | : William Kuhn |
| Publisher | : Anchor |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2011-11-29 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0307744655 |
Download Reading Jackie Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis never wrote a memoir, but she told her life story and revealed herself in intimate ways through the nearly 100 books she brought into print as an editor at Viking and Doubleday during the last two decades of her life. Many Americans regarded Jackie as the paragon of grace, but few knew her as the woman sitting on her office floor laying out illustrations, or flying to California to persuade Michael Jackson to write his autobiography. William Kuhn provides a behind-the-scenes look at Jackie at work: commissioning books and nurturing authors, helping to shape stories that spoke to her. Based on archives and interviews with her authors, colleagues, and friends, Reading Jackie reveals the serious and the mischievous woman underneath the glamorous public image.
| Author | : William M. Kuhn |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Academic |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004-04 |
| Genre | : Courts and courtiers |
| ISBN | : 9780715632307 |
Download Henry and Mary Ponsonby Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A unique insider's view of the mechanics of the British monarchy at one of its most unpopular moments in history, based on letters
| Author | : Alan Bennett |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2007-09-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429934530 |
Download The Uncommon Reader Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From one of England's most celebrated writers, 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. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author Alan Bennett revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.
| Author | : William Kuhn |
| Publisher | : Montgomery Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 147 |
| Release | : 2021-05-29 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0998917060 |
Download Jackie Stories: Eight Friends of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What was it like to meet and talk to people who knew Jackie Kennedy Onassis well? Each of these eight people gave me a surprising look into what it was like to live and work in Jackie's world. 1 Nancy Tuckerman was Jackie's friend from boarding school and also her lifelong assistant. 2 Jackie was wary around Nan Talese, one of the most important people in publishing. Jackie was also envious of Nan. 3 Distantly related to her by marriage, Louis Auchincloss gave Jackie a hard time when she wanted to slip out of the spotlight. 4 Sarah Giles was an editor at Vanity Fair. She worked with Jackie in her apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue on a book that got them both into trouble. 5 Ruth Ansel knew Jackie via man about town and major photographer Peter Beard. When Jackie had a rare chance to acquire an authorized biography of Audrey Hepburn, Jackie confessed to Ruth why she couldn't do it. 6 Rosamond Bernier gave sold-out lectures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was married to The New York Times'sart critic. Their wedding was at Philip Johnson's famous glass house in Connecticut. Nevertheless, Philip Johnson later proved treacherous both to Rosamond Bernier and to Jackie. 7 Francis Mason advised Jackie when she wanted to switch jobs. The story of how she ignored his advice and managed to remain friends with him is testimony to a high-spirited talent that the two of them shared. 8 Edith Welch and her husband went to India with Jackie. Jackie didn't always behave well on these trips, nor did Edith's husband.
| Author | : Gigi Levangie Grazer |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0743291999 |
Download Queen Takes King Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Prompting a media circus when he decides to divorce his ballerina wife so that he can marry his news anchorwoman mistress, New York real estate titan Jack Powers launches a plan to find his wife a new boyfriend so that their marriage can end amicably.
| Author | : Eva Ibbotson |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2008-09-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0330477692 |
Download The Secret of Platform 13 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea. 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' Philip Pullman
| Author | : William Kuhn |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2012-10-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0062208306 |
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“A witty, contemporary story of the Downton Abbey-esque tensions between servants and employers, the young and the old, and tradition and modernity.” — Glamour An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn—author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books—Mrs Queen Takes the Train 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. After 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, Britannia, 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. Comic and poignant, fast-paced and clever, Mrs Queen Takes the Train tweaks the pomp of the monarchy, going beneath its rigid formality to reveal the human heart of the woman at its center.
| Author | : Michelle Duster |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2021-01-26 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1982129824 |
Download Ida B. the Queen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize. Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator.” In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of an pioneering woman who was often overlooked and underestimated—a woman who refused to exit a train car meant for white passengers; a woman brought to light the horrors of lynching in America; a woman who cofounded the NAACP. Written by Wells’s great-granddaughter Michelle Duster, this “warm remembrance of a civil rights icon” (Kirkus Reviews) is a unique visual celebration of Wells’s life, and of the Black experience. A century after her death, Wells’s genius is being celebrated in popular culture by politicians, through song, public artwork, and landmarks. Like her contemporaries Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, Wells left an indelible mark on history—one that can still be felt today. As America confronts the unfinished business of systemic racism, Ida B. the Queen pays tribute to a transformational leader and reminds us of the power we all hold to smash the status quo.
| Author | : Joan D. Vinge |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 495 |
| Release | : 2015-10-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 076538177X |
Download The Snow Queen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. All is not lost if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space.
