Books chosen by Her Majesty

Her Majesty The Queen picks four favourite books, in four seasons each year.
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The Island

Victoria Hislop

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War Horse

Michael Morpurgo

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The Light Years

Elizabeth Jane Howard

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The Various Haunts of Men

Susan Hill

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The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

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The Red Notebook

Antoine Lauraine

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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

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Girl

Edna O'Brian

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The Book of Dust

Philip Pullman

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The Architect's Apprentice

Elif Shafak

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Restless

William Boyd

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Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

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The Mirror and the Light

Hilary Mantel

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy

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