Life after university is not going well for Prim. Time is ticking by, she lives at home with her parents, works as a waitress, serving Japanese food to passengers in Heathrow Terminal 5. She dreams of becoming a writer, but she is not making any progress. Her life is a quagmire. Until a family friend, Christopher, comes to join them. For years, he has been trying to uncover the plans of a sinister think tank founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, whose activities are aimed at pushing the British government down the most dangerous and extreme path. And now Christopher is getting very close. But telling the truth about those in power is always dangerous, because any power will stop at nothing to stay on top. Moving between decades and genres, Coe has once again produced a wickedly funny, razor-sharp novel.
Author: Jonathan Coe
Editor: Maxim Nemtsov
Translation: Shashi Martynova
Year of issue: 2025
Publisher: Phantom Press
Pages: 472
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 133x206 mm
ISBN: 978-5-86471-984-8