{"product_id":"middle-england-paperback","title":"Middle England - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Coe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comedy for our times\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Rotters' Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Closed Circle \u003c\/i\u003ethat stands entirely alone, \u003ci\u003e Middle England\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly comic look at our strange new world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Coe's awards include the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Prix Médicis Étranger, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and, for \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e, the Costa Novel Award and the Prix du Livre Européen. He lives in London. www.jonathancoewriter.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41732159832199,"sku":"9780525566847","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/38821ca6e9eb6fcbaa4f1ca11b23d151.webp?v=1734091175","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/middle-england-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}