{"product_id":"middle-england","title":"Middle England","description":"\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303082533246,"sku":"NW9780241983683","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241983683.jpg?v=1778246952","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/middle-england","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}