From the bestselling author of Middle England and Mr Wilder and Me comes a brilliant new state of the nation novel
In the Birmingham suburb of Bournville, a family celebrate VE Day in 1945. With the joy of such an occasion... Čítať ďalej
'A wickedly funny, clever, but also tender and lyrical novel about Britain and Britishness and what we have become' RACHEL JOYCEIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old... Čítať ďalej
Podľa Grahama Greena „Trevorov najlepší román“, odmenený prestížnou Whitebreadovou cenou. Krehký príbeh lásky dvoch mladých ľudí poznačených rodinnou tragédiou siahajúcou do minulosti... Čítať ďalej
Ashdown, nepřehlédnutelné a ponuře krásné sídlo na mořském útesu, dominantní svému okolí - dříve studentská ubytovna, později soukromá klinika pro pacienty s poruchami spánku. A právě zde... Čítať ďalej
V románu autor líčí příběh chlapců či mladých pánů z jedné školy v Birminghamu. Na pozadí jejich školních lásek, průšvihů či sportovního zápolení promítá obraz britské společnosti... Čítať ďalej
This is a novel about the hundreds of tiny connections between the public and private worlds and how they affect us all. It's about how comedy and politics are battling it out and comedy might have won. It's about how 140... Čítať ďalej
Expo 58 by Jonathan Coe - Spies, girls and an Englishman abroad. Trust no one. London, 1958: unassuming civil servant Thomas Foley is plucked from his desk job and sent on a six-month trip to Brussels. His task: to keep... Čítať ďalej
How bad is it when your SatNav is your last best friend? - In his sparkling and hugely enjoyable new book Jonathan Coe reinvents the picaresque novel for our time
On Millennium night, with Blair presiding over a sexed-up new version of the country, Benjamin Trotter finds himself watching the celebrations on his parents' TV. Watching, in fact, his younger brother, Paul, now... Čítať ďalej
The country is changing and, up and down the land, cracks are appearing - within families and between generations. In the Midlands Benjamin Trotter tries to help his aged father navigate a Britain that seems to have forgotten... Čítať ďalej
**The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England**
'As good as anything he's written - a novel to cherish' Observer
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