[Mrs Queen Takes the Train, A Novel]
Year:
2012
Type:
Public:
Publisher:
HarperCollins
City:
New York
Year of publication:
2012
Pages:
374
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
Sexual content:
Violent content:
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching:
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
An entertaining novel about Queen Elizabeth and her closest staff. At one point, she is feeling somewhat depressed and decides to go in search of her favourite things to make her feel better. She wanders out of Buckingham Palace and so the adventure begins. Her faithful staff follow her, plus a few other characters who get involved in the story. The personal lives of the staff and others who get involved in the drama are also related.
Contains one brief sex scene, plus many sexual innuendos throughout the novel. Premarital sex and homosexuality taken as normal. A homosexual relationship starts between two staff members but with little graphic material.
Author: Mary Anne Woodhead, Australia
Update on: Feb 2025