{"product_id":"jonathan-coe-3-books-set-middle-england-closed-circle-rotters-club-paperback","title":"Jonathan Coe Collection 3 Books Set Middle England The Closed Circle Rotters' Club - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMiddle England\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Closed Circle\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Rotters' Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9789123956685\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Jonathan Coe Collection brings together three interconnected novels charting Benjamin Trotter and his circle of friends across three defining eras of modern Britain: 1970s Birmingham, the disillusioned optimism of Blair's late-1990s, and the fractured, Brexit-shadowed present. Witty, tender and sharply political, this brand new paperback set suits anyone who loves state-of-the-nation fiction, coming-of-age storytelling, or dry British satire. Read in sequence or as standalones, together they form one of contemporary literature's most acclaimed portraits of a changing country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe trilogy opens with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rotters' Club\u003c\/strong\u003e, set among teenage friends at a Birmingham grammar school in the 1970s, a decade of IRA bombs, prog rock, punk, first loves and industrial unrest, narrated with Coe's trademark blend of comedy and heartbreak. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Closed Circle\u003c\/strong\u003e catches up with the same friends as adults navigating careers, marriages and children under the shiny optimism of Blair's Britain, questioning whether their youthful ideals have been quietly betrayed by themselves or by those in power, including Benjamin's MP brother Paul. The trilogy closes with \u003cstrong\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/strong\u003e, following the characters into the Brexit years, as families fracture along generational and political lines: Benjamin tries to help his ageing father cope with a country that has forgotten him, his friend Doug struggles to understand his furious teenage daughter, and newlyweds Sophie and Ian discover their marriage has nothing left holding it together. Spanning five decades, the collection is by turns hilarious, moving and quietly devastating, offering an intimate history of Britain from punk to populism. Each novel stands alone, but together they reveal the full sweep of Coe's ambition: a panoramic, deeply human account of a nation constantly, comically failing to understand itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete three-book paperback collection of Jonathan Coe's celebrated Rotters' Club trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpans five decades of British life, from 1970s Birmingham to the Brexit referendum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for book clubs, literature students and fans of state-of-the-nation fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombines sharp political satire with warmth, humour and emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact paperback format, easy to gift, travel with or shelve together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJonathan Coe was born in Birmingham in 1961, a city that shapes much of his fiction. His acclaimed novels include What a Carve Up!, The House of Sleep, The Rain Before It Falls and Number 11, alongside the Rotters' Club trilogy collected here. Coe has won numerous literary prizes in Britain and abroad, and his biography of B.S. Johnson, Like a Fiery Elephant, received the Samuel Johnson Prize. The Rotters' Club was adapted for BBC television in 2005. Coe remains one of Britain's most perceptive chroniclers of contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThree acclaimed novels, one unforgettable cast, and five decades of British history rendered with wit, warmth and razor-sharp observation. Perfect for readers who love family sagas, political satire and coming-of-age stories that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Individual books are dispatched exactly as per the original ISBN and UK edition cover shown in this listing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Coe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56476561310078,"sku":"PLD14079","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/jonathan-coe-3-book-set-middle-england-closed-circle-rotters-club-paperback-1.jpg?v=1784394223","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/jonathan-coe-3-books-set-middle-england-closed-circle-rotters-club-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}