Q
A Voyage Around the Queen
by Craig Brown
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Pub Date Oct 01 2024 | Archive Date Nov 01 2024
Description
With equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deeply original, hilarious, and telling portrait of the Queen herself.
She was the most famous person on earth; she first appeared on the cover of Time magazine at the age of three. When she died, few people were old enough to recall a time when she was not alive.
Her likeness has been reproduced—in photographs, on stamps, on the notes and coins of thirty different currencies—more than any since Jesus. It is probable that, over the course of her ninety-six years, she was introduced to a greater number of different people than anyone else who has ever lived—likely well over half a million. Yet this most closely observed of all women rarely left any real impression on those she encountered beyond vague notions of her "radiance" and "sense of duty." A high proportion of those she met can remember what they said to her, but not a word of what she said to them.
Up until now, the curious tactic employed by biographers of the Queen has been to ignore what is interesting and to concentrate on what is not. Craig Brown, the author of 150 Glimpses of the Beatles and Hello Goodbye Hello, rejects this formula, bringing his kaleidoscopic approach to the most famous—and most guarded— woman on earth, examining the Queen through a succession of interlocking prisms. With Q, this fantastically funny, marvelously insightful journalist gives us an unforgettable portrait of the omnipresent, elusive Queen Elizabeth II.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780374610920 |
| PRICE | $35.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 672 |
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Featured Reviews
Michelle S, Reviewer
I was born in 1973 and Queen Elizabeth was, without exaggeration, the most consistent thing in my life. Even as a N American, she was always there - on magazine covers, in the news, on the news. Her presence loomed larger than any other person and in many ways, I knew (and know) more about Queen Elizabeth than I knew about my own grandmother who was also born in 1926. Her life and presence were so iconic and consistent that I imagine so many people grieved her loss as I did - someone we never met but felt we partially knew nonetheless.
“No one in human history lived a more chronicled life than the Queen.” - the author.
To ponder that quote is horrifying - I can’t imagine living my life under such a microscope as the working royals have had. Her legacy will live on.
I was thrilled to receive early access to this book, and at 672 pages, what a book it is.
It’s a fascinating look at the most famous woman in the world. - 111 chapters, with numerous photos, history, trivia, quotes about and by. I enjoyed this one very much and it’s a book I’ll be buying for my own bookshelf.
Q: A Voyage Around the Queen is an absolute must for fans, royalists, monarchists, and those interested in history.
Thank you to Farrar, Straus and Giroux and NetGalley for the DRC
George S, Media/Journalist
Delicious, Wicked. Insightful. Compulsively readable, i really enjoyed this book on Queen Elizabeth by the author of 99 Views of Princess Margaret.. Here he employs the same kaleidoscopic approach to the Queen with fruitful results. A mustbfor anyone interested in a fresh view of the Queen
Reviewer 965833
What a charming book! Most biographies start with the subject’s birth (or perhaps their ancestors, if they’re that kind of person). Craig Brown’s take on Queen Elizabeth is not linear, not at all reverent, but is quite respectful. Using some incredible source material (how did he gain access to those letters?), Brown paints a compelling picture of a girl and then a woman who had very little true privacy, had to listen to countless renditions of God Save the Queen, be gracious in the face of endless monotony and somehow, pulled it all off. For ninety-six years. This is a lovely book of reminiscences and vignettes about a woman we all thought we knew.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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