MRS QUEEN TAKES THE TRAIN book review by Mary Ellis

Happy Wednesday, lovers of inspirational suspense and mystery, Mary Ellis here. I am far from my home computer and enjoying some (hopefully) well-deserved rest and relaxation. What do authors do to relax? They read, of course! Recently I had the pleasure of reading Mrs Queen Takes the Train, a first novel by biographer and historian William Kuhn. Although it is not inspirational fiction, I found nothing objectionable in this witty, contemporary story.

Here's a little bit about Mrs. Queen Take the Train: After decades of service and years of watching her family's troubles splashed across the tabloids, Britain's Queen is beginning to feel her age. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief: an impromptu visit to a place that holds happy memories—the former royal yacht, Britannia, now moored near Edinburgh. Hidden beneath a skull-emblazoned hoodie, the limber Elizabeth (thank goodness for yoga) walks out of Buckingham Palace and heads for King's Cross to catch a train to Scotland. But a colorful cast of royal attendants has discovered her missing. In uneasy alliance a lady-in-waiting, a butler, an equerry, a girl from the stables, a dresser, and a clerk from the shop that supplies Her Majesty's cheese set out to bring her back before her absence becomes a national scandal.

Comic and poignant, fast-paced and clever, Mrs Queen Takes the Train tweaks the pomp of the monarchy, going beneath its rigid formality to reveal the human heart of the woman at its center.

My opinion...I loved this book since I was a big fan of Downton Abbey with all the mini-dramas between servants and employers.

This book was released in 2012 and is available at your local library. It can also be purchased in multiple formats HERE

Happy reading!  ~ Mary Ellis