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There are some funny bits: her questioning of the president of France about Jean Genet (of whom he hasn’t a clue) and the disdain she develops for the “perpetually irritating Henry James.” She also enjoys a lovely visit with one of her literary subjects, Alice Munro. Yet this slight novella feels padded, because once he puts his plot into motion-the Queen reads, reading changes the Queen, others are uncomfortable with the changes-he doesn’t really have anywhere to take it except in circles, as it moves toward what might be a surprise ending. Though the prolific Bennett is better known in America for his plays and screenplays (his Tony Award–winning play, The History Boys, was made into a movie in 2007), his subtle wit and tonal command show why he is so beloved in his native Britain. And another, until reading has become her life’s focus. Yet an unlikely incident involving her dogs and a mobile library making its weekly appearance outside Buckingham Palace moves her to borrow a book. She has never been a reader, because reading isn’t something that “one” (as she invariably refers to herself) does. In a country of commoners, the uncommon reader is the Queen. A royal fable celebrating the transformative properties (and a few of the unsettling consequences) of reading as an obsession. She has been writing stories since she was a girl, but didn't complete a novel until she was nearly thirty. She enjoys setting her stories in New England. She has lived in New Hampshire, Kansas City and Michigan. Chicoine was born on Long Island, New York, and grew up in Amityville during the 1960s and 70s. She says that developing a character is so much like painting a portrait-adding layers as she goes-creating depth. As a watercolor artist, people are one of her favorite subjects. Chicoine's novels are character driven, (though she does love a plot twist). Since then, she has completed four more novels UNCHARTED: Story for a Shipwright, SPILLED COFFEE, PORTRAIT OF A GIRL RUNNING and its sequel PORTRAIT OF A PROTEGE. “Who,” Milo asked, “ is this innocent?” “ Did you hear of Anna Urusov?” “The dissident blogger in Moscow? She died last month.” “ It’s connected. How, for example, had he survived this last decade in Putin’s Russia? What compromises had he made? Men of his father’s generation had spent their entire lives compromising, and by a certain point it became second nature, so that eventually you lost track of whatever principles you once had. This is precisely the same situation.” Egorov had been his father’s friend, but Milo didn’t know what kind of man Egorov had become since then. You made an effort to ensure that he would remain safe. You helped an innocent whose life was in danger through no fault of his own. That’s not what we do.” “Tell me about Martin Bishop, then,” Egorov said, sounding smug. What can I do for you?” “I have someone who needs your protection.” “We don’t protect people. Didn’t think the number would even be in service anymore.” “It won’t be for much longer. |