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A review by smalltownbookmom
Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
4.0
This was undoubtedly one of my most-anticipated reads of 2023 and it did not disappoint!! Set in 1953 London the story follows Edie Howard, owner of the (fictional) Blue Lion Hotel and the people who work and stay there in the days leading up to the Queen's coronation.
I really enjoyed that this story didn't actually focus all that much on the Queen herself but rather a group of very different people who were drawn to the city because of the celebration. Edie is depending on the fact that her hotel is on the parade route to help bolster revenue and possibly help save the hotel.
Meanwhile we also learn about an Italian woman photographer and a war hero turned artist, who are both assigned to cover the coronation in different ways. Throw in a surprising element of suspense in the form of a threat to the queen and a kidnapping and this book was highly entertaining!
I'm super excited to see the author later this month when she and her friends present at the HarperCollins High Tea in Toronto and the KPL Historical fiction panel the next day! Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollinsCA for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!
I really enjoyed that this story didn't actually focus all that much on the Queen herself but rather a group of very different people who were drawn to the city because of the celebration. Edie is depending on the fact that her hotel is on the parade route to help bolster revenue and possibly help save the hotel.
Meanwhile we also learn about an Italian woman photographer and a war hero turned artist, who are both assigned to cover the coronation in different ways. Throw in a surprising element of suspense in the form of a threat to the queen and a kidnapping and this book was highly entertaining!
I'm super excited to see the author later this month when she and her friends present at the HarperCollins High Tea in Toronto and the KPL Historical fiction panel the next day! Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollinsCA for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!