Q: A Voyage Around the Queen

Q: A Voyage Around the Queen is a kaleidoscopic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II — exploring her public persona, cultural meanings, personal history and global influence.

Author Craig Brown blends biography, essay, cultural history, dream-diary elements, travelogue and satire to reflect how the Queen embodied and mirrored the hopes, fears and myths of modern Britain and beyond.

“Q is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth unlike any other … absorbing, edifying and frequently laugh-out-loud funny.” The Washington Post

“An engrossing, comprehensive and gloriously bizarre portrait of the late monarch.” The Guardian

“An entertaining and revealing digest… fascinating… Craig Brown has captured something essential about Britain’s curious relationship with royalty.” TLS