{"product_id":"middle-england-9780241983683","title":"Middle England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The book everyone is talking about'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A comedy for our times'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e __________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The country is changing and, up and down the land, cracks are appearing - within families and between generations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Midlands Benjamin Trotter is trying to help his aged father navigate a Britain that seems to have forgotten he exists, whilst in London his friend Doug doesn''t understand why his teenage daughter is eternally enraged. Meanwhile, newlyweds Sophie and Ian can find nothing to agree on except the fact that their marriage is on the rocks . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Rotters'' Club \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Closed Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Coe captures the state of our nation once again! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e __________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Coe''s back with a bang. \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel about Brexit we need'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A pertinent, entertaining study of a nation in crisis'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Very funny. Coe - a writer of uncommon decency - reminds us that the way out of this mess is through moderation, through compromise, through that age-old English ability to laugh at ourselves'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWritten with his signature wit, Jonathan Coe''s unmissable new novel, The Proof of My Innocence is available now!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly funny \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003ea compelling state of the nation novel, full of light and shade,\u003c\/b\u003e which vividly charts modern Britain's tragicomic slide * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eExpansive and often very funny . . . \u003cb\u003eCoe - a writer of uncommon decency - reminds us that the way out of this mess is through moderation, through compromise, through that age-old English ability to laugh at ourselves \u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pertinent, entertaining study of a nation in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e -- 'Books of the Year' * Financial  Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis affectionately witty attitude to our human foibles is always uplifting . . . Superb \u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Coe shows an understanding of this country that goes beyond what most cabinet ministers can muster\u003c\/b\u003e . . . he subtly builds a picture that exposes the cracks in society . . . he is a master of satire but pokes fun subtly, without ever being cruel, biting or blatant . . . \u003cb\u003ehis light, funny writing makes you feel better\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eTackling his characters' opposing points of view, he draws a portrait of a recognisable Britain baffled by its loss of industry and jobs, and of everyday people shocked by a rise of acceptable racism and xenophobia. \u003cb\u003eIt's also very, very funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMillions of words have been and will be written on Brexit but few will get to the heart of why it is happening as incisively as \u003ci\u003eMiddle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Boyne * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e This is a picture of England that comes from a place of compassion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand understanding\u003c\/b\u003e * inews *\u003cbr\u003eCoe is as funny and tender as ever, \u003cb\u003erestoring some humanity to the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etumultuous societal backdrop\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e combines top-class soap opera storytelling with melancholy insight into what it means to be English\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e takes all that is memorable and moving about Coe's body of work and throws it at the present emergency\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Clark * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSparkled with all the acuity of his best novels . . . Uproarious and always on-the-money \u003c\/b\u003e -- Books of the Year * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery funny . . . Exceptionally good . . . Delightful\u003c\/b\u003e -- BBC Radio 4 * Saturday Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nicola Sturgeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e is a full-blooded state of the nation novel, and it brings us bang up-to-date\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoe is an extraordinarily deft plotter . . . he tackles big ambitious themes, in this case the effect of politics on people's lives, and political opinions on personal relations\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beauty of Jonathan Coe's new novel, \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e, is the way it tracks the seemingly unconnected moments that brought Britain to its \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eknees \u003c\/b\u003e- and with devastating delicacy, too -- Eva Wiseman * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The great chronicler of Englishness\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA copper bottomed masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e -- Barney Norris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoe's comic critique of a divided country dazzles . . . properly laugh-out-loud funny \u003c\/b\u003e. . . it is also incisive and brilliant about our divided country and the deep chasms revealed by the vote to leave. \u003cb\u003eDo not miss \u003c\/b\u003e * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first great Brexit novel \u003c\/b\u003e -- Sathnam Sanghera\u003cbr\u003eThis book is \u003cb\u003esublimely good\u003c\/b\u003e. State of the (Brexit) nation novel to end them all, but also \u003cb\u003efunny, tender, generous, so human and intelligent about age and love as well as politics\u003c\/b\u003e -- India Knight\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Coe's\u003ci\u003e Middle England\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly insightful on the times we are living in\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mishal Husain, Books of the Year * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet me add to the chorus of praise for Jonathan Coe's new book \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Easily my favourite of his since \u003ci\u003eWhat a Carve Up!\u003c\/i\u003e Which did for Thatcherism what \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e does for Brexit -- John Crace\u003cbr\u003eAn\u003cb\u003e astute, enlightened and enlightening\u003c\/b\u003e journey into the heart of our current national identity crisis. \u003cb\u003eBoth moving and funny. As we'd expect from Coe \u003c\/b\u003e -- Ben Elton\u003cbr\u003eFrom post-industrial Birmingham to the London riots and the current political gridlock, it takes in family, literature and love in \u003cb\u003ea comedy for our times\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoe can make you smile, sigh, laugh\u003c\/b\u003e; he has abundant sympathy for his characters * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is\u003cb\u003e sublimely good\u003c\/b\u003e. State of the (Brexit) nation novel to end them all, but also \u003cb\u003efunny, tender, generous, so human and intelligent about age and love as well as politics\u003c\/b\u003e -- India Knight","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733428875607,"sku":"9780241983683","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241983683.jpg?v=1720000042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/middle-england-9780241983683","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}