{"product_id":"9781529412079","title":"Queen High","description":"Author: C J Carey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529412079\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRITAIN, WITH THE WRONG QUEEN.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1955.  Britain remains a Protectorate of Germany. The assassination of the Leader on British soil provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation - a land of spies.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe royal family has been usurped, and the widowed Queen Wallis reigns in their place.  Yet some citizens hold out hope that Elizabeth may one day return.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRose Ransom marvels that she's even alive. A mere woman, her role in the Leader's death has been miraculously overlooked.  Her work now focuses on the outlawed subject of Poetry, a form of writing that transmits subversive meanings. Therefore all Poetry is banned and Rose is appointed a Poet Hunter.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresident Eisenhower is to make a state visit to Britain and Rose is tasked with visiting Queen Wallis to brief her. She finds Wallis in a state of paranoia, desperate to return to her American homeland. She claims she has a secret document so explosive that it will blow the Protectorate apart - should she dare to reveal it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eQUEEN HIGH \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Begins with a bang' \u003cb\u003eCLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Full of twists' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gripping thriller' \u003cb\u003eBEL MOONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Exciting and provocative' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Thrilling, subversive' \u003cb\u003eJANE HARRIS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A triumph'\u003cb\u003e AMANDA CRAIG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Enthralling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ingenious' \u003cb\u003eSABINE DURRANT\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363119648926,"sku":"ADS-9781529412079","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529412079.jpg?v=1767313208","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529412079","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}