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Uncommon Reader

by Bennett, Alan
Edition statement:1st Picador ed. Published by : Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (New York :) Physical details: 120 p. ; Paperback 19 cm. ISBN:0312427646 (pbk.); 9780312427641 (pbk.). Year: 2008
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Originally published: London : Faber and Faber Ltd., 2007.

"A novella"--Cover.

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.

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