The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

'Oh Norman,' said the Queen, 'the prime minister doesn't seem to have read any Hardy. Perhaps you could find him one of our old paperbacks on his way out. ' Had the dogs not taken exception to the strange van parked in the royal grounds, the Queen might never have learnt of the Westminster travelling library's weekly visits to the palace. But finding herself at its steps, she goes up to apologise for all the yapping and ends up taking out a novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett, last borrowed in 1989. Duff read though it proves to be, upbringing demands she finish it and, so as not to appear rude, she withdraws another.

Publisher:	Faber & Faber
Year:	2008
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781846681332
Condition:	Good
Description:	Owner's Name inside.

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SKU: 1602162
Location: Short Stories