Middle England - Jonathan Coe

A comedy for our times" (The Guardian), Middle England is apiercing and provocative novel about a country in crisis. From thefrenzy of the 2012 Olympics to the aftermath of the Brexit referendum,here Jonathan Coe chronicles the story of modern Britain byway of a cast of characters whose world is being upended.

There are newlyweds who disagree about the country's futureand, possibly, their relationship; a political commentator who writesimpassioned columns about austerity from his lavish town housewhile his radical teenage daughter undertakes a relentless quest foruniversal justice; and Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparentlydoomed new career in middle age, and his father, whose lastwish is to vote to leave the European Union. A sequel to The Rotters'Club and The Closed Circle that stands entirely alone, MiddleEngland is a darkly comic look at our strange new world.