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- Paperback Oct 24, 2023 | 9781398718401 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Oct 24, 2023 | 9781398718401 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
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- Audiobook Aug 31, 2023 | 9781398718425 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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Three strangers. Ten miles. One life-changing day...
A fantastically uplifting, moving and utterly relatable novel that captures an unprecedented moment in our nation's history - queuing for the Queen'Joyful, heartwarming and utterly charming' JUDY MURRAY
'Charming, poignant and as comforting as a tin of royal shortbread. Delightful' VERONICA HENRY
Three strangers. Ten miles. One life-changing day...
Suzie is 69 and has been keeping a secret for most of her life. She'd do anything to have her beloved Colin with her today, of all days, but she's hoping that the long walk ahead will be a first chapter in a new life without him.
Tim is 42 and is joining the queue out of a sense of duty. It's for his mum, who adored the Queen, but she can't be there. He's lived his whole life by the book, putting facts before feelings, trying to fit in but always sticking out. Perhaps he can change that today, by becoming part of history?
Abbie is 19, desperately hungover and isn't sure how she ended up in the queue at all. Her 'big move' to London hasn't exactly gone to plan - surrounded by millions of people, she's never felt more lonely, and her dreams feel further away than ever. Yet today, she feels closer to her queue family than she does her real one.
As the unlikely trio wind along the Thames, edging ever closer to Westminster and the Queen, it becomes clear that when they finally leave the queue their worlds will never be the same again...
More praise for The Queue
'A love letter to London!' GEORGINA MOORE
'A sharp, joyous, soulful book. Alan Bennett but sexy and modern and female' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH
'A gorgeous story' FABULOUS magazine
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Alexandra Heminsley
Alexandra Heminsley is author of three books about women, bodies and sport, including bestselling memoir Running Like a Girl and Some Body to Love. She is also an experienced co-writer, whose top ten Sunday Times bestsellers include Judy Murray's William Hill Sports Book of the Year-nominated Knowing the Score and Sara Davies' We Can All Make It.
After working in publishing, she became a freelance journalist, broadcaster and author in 2004. She was the books editor at Elle for eight years, and spent ten years at BBC Radio 2's Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. She regularly appears at literary festivals as both co-host and guest, and was a judge for 2011's Costa Novel of the Year Award.
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