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The Proof of My Innocence

English

By (author): Jonathan Coe

'A brilliant, shrewd, satirical novel gimlet-eyed, funny, very clever and a searchingly profound look at the state of this strange country of ours' William Boyd

'My comfort read: anything by Jonathan Coe' Bob Mortimer

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Post-university life doesnt suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with her parents, working a zero-hour contract serving Japanese food to holidaymakers at Heathrows Terminal 5. As for her budding plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere.

That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. Hes been on the path to uncover a sinister think-tank, founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, thats been scheming to push the British government in a more extreme direction. One thats finally poised to put their plans into action.

But speaking truth to power can be dangerous - and power will stop at nothing to stay on top.

As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose tenure will only last for seven weeks, Chris pursues his story to a conference being held deep in the Cotswolds, where events take a sinister turn and a murder enquiry is soon in progress. But will the solution to the mystery lie in contemporary politics, or in a literary enigma that is almost forty years old?

Darting between decades and genres, THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE is a wickedly funny and razor-sharp new novel from one of Britains most beloved novelists, showing how the key to understanding the present can often be found in the murkiest corners of the past.

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'Coe shows an understanding of this country that goes beyond what most cabinet ministers can muster . . . he is a master of satire but pokes fun subtly, without ever being cruel, biting or blatant . . . his light, funny writing makes you feel better' Evening Standard

'A novelist who gains in range and reputation with every book' Pat Barker

'Please, God if theres a next life, let me write as well as Jonathan Coe' Anthony Bourdain

'Probably the best English novelist of his generation' Nick Hornby

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Product Details
  • Weight: 432g
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780241678428

About Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe was born in Birmingham in 1961. He is the award-winning bestselling author of 14 novels which include The Accidental Woman What a Carve Up! The House of Sleep The Rotters Club The Rain Before It Falls Expo 58 Middle England Mr Wilder and Me and Bournville. He has won the Costa Novel Award the Prix du Livre Européen the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize the Prix Médicis Étranger and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize among many others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work been translated into 22 languages. Suspended Moment an album of his musical compositions recorded live in Italy was released on the British Progressive Jazz label in 2023. Jonathan Coe lives in London.

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