Our longest-ever-reigning monarch has presided over a nation undergoing dramatic and sometimes tempestuous change. From the Suez Crisis to the Swinging Sixties and from Thatcherism to the pandemic, Queen Elizabeth II has been the UK's sovereign through it all. To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, The Big Jubilee Read gathers together one work of fiction for every year of the Queen's record-breaking reign - from The Palm Wine Drinkard to The Promise - as well as highlighting the seven titles featured on the BBC book club Between the Covers.
The Big Jubilee on Between the Covers
The TV book club picks a book for every decade of Queen Elizabeth II's reign
The 1950s
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s
The 2010s & 2020s
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