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Queenie - Audio Book

It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London with her beloved nan to see the Coronation Day celebrations. Then tragedy strikes. Nan and Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis and Elsie is whisked away to the children's ward of Miltree Hospital. Confined to bed for months, Elsie misses Nan desperately, and struggles to adapt to the hospital's strict rules. But every night after lights-out she tells magical tales of adventure to the other children on the ward. For the first time, Elsie finds herself surrounded by true friends - including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat. Finally, Elsie is well enough to leave the hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor... Read by Finty
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It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of Engl&. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London with her beloved nan to see the Coronation Day celebrations. Then tragedy strikes. Nan & Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis & Elsie is whisked away to the children's ward of Miltree Hospital. Confined to bed for months, Elsie misses Nan desperately, & struggles to adapt to the hospital's strict rules. But every night after lights-out she tells magical tales of adventure to the other children on the ward. For the first time, Elsie finds herself surrounded by true friends
- including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat. Finally, Elsie is well enough to leave the hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor... Read by Finty Williams

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White - A colour combining all colours
England - A country within the United Kingdom.
Friends - A close associate or a popular US based sitcom about a group of friends
Audio - Also known as sound. An audible vibration wave which can be heard.
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Adventure - an undertaking of an exciting challenge or experience.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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