Swéta was born into a Gujarati family in Birmingham, and now lives in south west London. She studied philosophy and theology at Oxford, and publishing at UCL. She love books, movies, TV, and video games. She communicates largely in Simpsons references and Final Fantasy quotes.
By day Swéta is head of digital marketing for a university; by night she is seeing friends and family, learning Hindi, volunteering for a mental health charity, singing in a chamber choir – and, of course, writing.
Queuing for the Queen is her first novel.
Queuing for the Queen
One queue. 250,000 people. Twenty-four life-changing hours.
A young boy wearing a cereal box crown, impatiently dragging his mother behind him.
A friendly man in a khaki raincoat, talking about his beloved Leeds United to anyone who will listen.
An elderly woman who has lived her life alongside the Queen, and is just hoping she’ll make it to the end of the queue to say goodbye.
And among them, a British Indian mother and daughter, driven apart by their differences, embarking on a pilgrimage which neither of them yet know will change their lives forever.
Full of secrets and surprises, this uplifting novel celebrates not only the remarkable woman who defined an era and a country, but also the diverse and unique people she served for so long.