Jennifer Robson is a Canadian author of historical fiction. Her books are mostly set during the Second World War, none of which I have read, but two of her books center peripherally around the royal family and I’ve loved reading both of those. There are no members of the royal family featured, the stories are in anticipation of two royal events: the Queen’s wedding and her Coronation. One of those novels is called The Gown which is about the embroiderers who created the Queen’s wedding gown, and now Coronation Year is out and it’s just as good!
It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion Hotel.
Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotel’s front door, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and, barring disaster, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edie’s luck might just be turning, all thanks to a queen she is unlikely ever to meet.
See this is what Robson does so well in these books. She captures the excitement and fascination around these public events and shows how they could affect ordinary citizens at the edges of the festivities–people who are unlikely to ever meet a royal or even catch a wee glimpse as one comes by, but might still have a significant connection to it all.
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I enjoyed The Gown–guess I better add The Coronation to my TBR!