Coronation
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: fep clipped.
Set against the glittering spectacle of a royal coronation in mid-twentieth-century London, Paul Gallico's Coronation draws readers into a world where grandeur and pageantry collide with the intimate, ordinary lives of those who gather to witness history being made. Told through the perspectives of a richly drawn cast of characters — from wide-eyed working-class Londoners to seasoned observers of royal ceremony — the novel captures the charged atmosphere of national celebration with warmth, precision, and a quietly penetrating humanity. Gallico, best known for his gift for emotionally resonant storytelling, once again illustrates his mastery of character and sentiment, weaving together individual human dramas against a vast, glittering backdrop. His prose is deceptively gentle, yet carries a sure-footed understanding of social class, longing, and the peculiar British pride that binds a nation together in moments of collective wonder. Coronation stands as a testament to Gallico's enduring ability to find profound meaning in the everyday — and leaves the reader wondering what, beneath the pomp and ceremony, it truly means to belong.
Author: Paul Gallico
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, Heinemann
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: fep clipped.
Set against the glittering spectacle of a royal coronation in mid-twentieth-century London, Paul Gallico's Coronation draws readers into a world where grandeur and pageantry collide with the intimate, ordinary lives of those who gather to witness history being made. Told through the perspectives of a richly drawn cast of characters — from wide-eyed working-class Londoners to seasoned observers of royal ceremony — the novel captures the charged atmosphere of national celebration with warmth, precision, and a quietly penetrating humanity. Gallico, best known for his gift for emotionally resonant storytelling, once again illustrates his mastery of character and sentiment, weaving together individual human dramas against a vast, glittering backdrop. His prose is deceptively gentle, yet carries a sure-footed understanding of social class, longing, and the peculiar British pride that binds a nation together in moments of collective wonder. Coronation stands as a testament to Gallico's enduring ability to find profound meaning in the everyday — and leaves the reader wondering what, beneath the pomp and ceremony, it truly means to belong.