La Reine Des Lectrices, Paperback Book, By: Alan Bennett

What would happen across the Channel if Her Majesty the Queen discovered a passion for reading? What if, suddenly, nothing stopped her insatiable thirst for books, to the point that she neglected her royal engagements? Alan Bennett invites us to this funny fiction. What would happen across the Channel if Her Majesty the Queen discovered a passion for reading? What if, suddenly, nothing stopped her insatiable thirst for books, to the point that she neglected her royal engagements? It is to this funny fiction that Alan Bennett, the most grating of English comedians, invites us. Henry James, the Brontë sisters, Jean Genet and many others parade under the relentless eye of Elizabeth, while the so British world of Buckingham Palace is worried. From valet de chambre to Prince Philip, everyone cringes as royal passion for literature turns the implacable protocol of the House of Windsor upside down. A worldwide success rewarded this joyful farce which, beyond the fun, is also a beautiful reflection on the subversive power of reading