Jon Day

A chronicle of modern times

The latest volume in Coe’s saga of modern Britain takes us from the financial crash of 2010 to the Brexit vote. But detail is no substitute for drama

  • Middle England

    Jonathan Coe

    Penguin Viking, pp. 423

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