{"product_id":"9780008557539","title":"A Voyage Around the Queen","description":"Author: Craig Brown\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008557539\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 672\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 … 'GENIUS'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR for the \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 and \u003cem\u003eTHE TABLET\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A crown jewel among royal biographies' \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh’ \u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely fascinating' Ruth Langsford, \u003cem\u003eLOOSE WOMEN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A very unusual masterpiece' \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly funny and well-researched' \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\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. For close to a century, she inhabited the psyche of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining biography, essays, cultural history, dream diaries, travelogue and satire, the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMa'am Darling\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time\u003c\/em\u003e presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of this most public yet private of sovereigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An unconventional tribute that offers a snapshot of almost a century of social history with a mix of royal insanity, and superior anecdotes, from farts and corgis to Paul McCartney and poets laureate' \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An enthralling reverie on memory, identity, coincidence and meaning – testing, teasing, charming, moving and deceptively wise' RORY STEWART\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An entertaining and revealing digest … fascinating … Craig Brown has captured something essential about Britain’s curious relationship with royalty’ \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Completely and utterly brilliant and exquisitely funny and fascinating. This book is, dare I say, majestic. Craig Brown has no peers – I would curtsey to him if I met him' MARINA HYDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wonderfully readable … At once sympathetic but clear-eyed, kind but sharp' \u003cem\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brown is as sharp and dryly funny as his subject' \u003cem\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You wouldn’t think the world needed another book about Queen Elizabeth – but how wrong you’d be. Craig Brown’s wholly original and enthralling biography is absolute heaven from start to finish’ INDIA KNIGHT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Craig Brown continues to reinvent the art of biography… utterly fascinating' JASON COWLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Brown's book \u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four\u003c\/em\u003e won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46665354969246,"sku":"HPC-9780008557539","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008557539.jpg?v=1775102108","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008557539","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}