{"product_id":"9780008557539-voyage-around-the-queen","title":"A Voyage Around the Queen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BEST MEMOIR OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e … 'GENIUS'\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eA\u003cstrong\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/strong\u003efor the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TABLET\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMa'am Darling\u003c\/em\u003e turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A crown jewel among royal biographies' \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e‘Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh’ \u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Absolutely fascinating' Ruth Langsford, \u003cem\u003eLOOSE WOMEN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A very unusual masterpiece' \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliantly funny and well-researched' \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eVirginia Woolf compared her to a caterpillar; Anne Frank kept pictures of her on the wall of her annex; Jimi Hendrix played her tune; Haile Selassie gave her a gold tiara; Dirk Bogarde watched \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e with her; Andy Warhol envied her fame; Donald Trump offended her; E.M. Forster confessed he would have married her, if only she had been a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eQueen Elizabeth II was famous for longer than anyone who has ever lived. When people spoke of her, they spoke of themselves; when they dreamed of her, they dreamed of themselves. She mirrored their hopes and anxieties. To the optimist, she seemed an optimist; to the pessimist, a pessimist; to the awestruck, charismatic; and to the cynical, humdrum. Though by nature reserved and unassuming, her presence could fill presidents and rock gods with terror. 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