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Middle England - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Jonathan Coe (Paperback)

Middle England - (Vintage Contemporaries) by  Jonathan Coe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A comedy for our times" (<i>The Guardian)</i>, <i>Middle England</i> is a piercing and provocative novel about a country in crisis. From the frenzy of the 2012 Olympics to the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, here Jonathan Coe chronicles the story of modern Britain by way of a cast of characters whose world is being upended. <p/>There are newlyweds who disagree about the country's future and, possibly, their relationship; a political commentator who writes impassioned columns about austerity from his lavish town house while his radical teenage daughter undertakes a relentless quest for universal justice; and Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father, whose last wish is to vote to leave the European Union. A sequel to <i>The Rotters' Club</i> and <i>The Closed Circle </i>that stands entirely alone, <i> Middle England</i> is a darkly comic look at our strange new world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Winner of the Costa Novel Award</b> <p/>"The book everyone is talking about." --<i>The Times</i> (London) <p/>"Funny, compassionate and completely clearsighted. Sometimes you want to thank an author for writing a certain book, and this is one of those times." --Nina Stibbe, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"[A] wild jaunt. . . . An incisive and often scabrously funny satire and a compelling portrait of the way we live now." --Minneapolis <i>Star Tribune<br></i><br> "Attuned to absurdity and suffused with compassion." --<i>USA Today</i> <p/>"Humorous and humane. . . . <i>Middle England </i>contains great charms." --John Williams, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Brilliantly funny. . . . A compelling state-of-the-nation novel, full of light and shade, which vividly charts modern Britain's tragicomic slide."--<i>The Economist</i> <p/>"[Coe's] affectionately witty attitude to our human foibles is always uplifting." --<i>The Times </i>(London) <p/>"Timely and timeless. . . . This plaintive, clarion call is an acerbic, keenly observed satire peppered with the penetrating wit for which Coe is so justly admired." <i>--Booklist </i>(starred review) <p/>"A sweeping and very funny state-of-the-nation novel . . . Coe--a writer of uncommon decency--reminds us that the way out of this mess is through moderation, through compromise." --<i>The</i> <i>Observer</i> <p/>"[A] witty and knowing satire." --<i>People</i><br><i> </i><br>"Brilliant. Read it too fast, finished it too soon." --Nigella Lawson <p/>"Coe astutely blends political insight with assured storytelling." --<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"Coe's writing is as smoothly accomplished as ever. His comic set pieces--funerals, dinners, clown fights--are very funny." --<i>The Guardian</i> <p/>"A pertinent, entertaining study of a nation in crisis." --<i>Financial Times</i> <p/>"Sharply observed, bitingly witty yet emotionally generous. . . . With his usual acuity, Coe tells the story of a collective meltdown through its impact on individuals." --<i>Kirkus Reviews </i>(starred review) <p/>"[Coe] far outranks many Booker winners in his talent for characterization and captivating narrative." --<i>The Literary Review</i> <p/>"Excellent. . . . A remarkable portrait of a country at an inflection point." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i><b><br> </b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jonathan Coe's awards include the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Prix Médicis Étranger, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and, for <i>Middle England</i>, the Costa Novel Award and the Prix du Livre Européen. He lives in London. www.jonathancoewriter.com

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