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Coronation by Paul Gallico (Hardcover, 2012)

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It is almost impossible not to succumb to Gallico's spell Times Literary Supplement Beautifully written, as you'd expect from the author of the Snow Goose, it's a wonderful evocation of that special day in the life of so many Britons Choice Magazine Book Description By the beloved internationally best-selling author of Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Coronation is a tender, charming and nostalgic account of Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation About the Author Paul Gallico was born in New York City in 1897 and attended Columbia University. From 1922 to 1936 he worked for the New York Daily News. In 1936 he bought a house on top of a hill in South Devon, England, and settled down with a Great Dane and twenty-three assorted cats. In 1941 he made his name with The Snow Goose, a classic story of Dunkirk which became a worldwide bestseller.

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Imagine seeing the Queen that close as she goes by in her golden carriage! The kiddies will have something to tell their kiddies, won't they? And a drink of real champagne to go with it! Coronation Day, 2 June 1953! A humble, working-class family from Sheffield is desperate to buy train tickets to London to see the coronation, but doing so means forsaking their annual seaside holiday. After some scrimping and saving, and a family meeting in which the enthusiasm of the children overrules the reluctance of their long-suffering mother and grandmother, the Clagg family take the plunge and buy premium, champagne tickets for the big day. But alas, not everything goes smoothly. Will their tickets be everything they hoped for and dreamed? Will granny stop grumbling that it's all a waste of money? And, most importantly, will they all get to see their beloved Queen? In this tender and heartwarming story, Paul Gallico brings to life the joy and fervor that swept the nation.