my cart my cart |

Penguin.ca

About the Book
Synopsis
Review This Book

UNCOMMON READER

Alan Bennett - Author
$24.00
add to cart view cart
Book: Hardcover | 235 x 159mm | 128 pages | ISBN 9781846680496 | 02 Oct 2007 | Faber | Adult
UNCOMMON READER

From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In

A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen, in pursuit of her wandering corgis, stumbles upon a mobile library, she feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.


Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize: Shortlist 2008