Number 11 - Hardcover

Coe, Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0451493362 ISBN 13: 9780451493361

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2017

Synopsis

The long-awaited sequel to The Winshaw Legacy, the novel that introduced American readers to one of Britain's most exciting new writers--an acerbic, hilariously dark, and unflinching portrait of modern society.

The novel opens in the early aughts: two ten-year-olds, Alison and Rachel, have a frightening encounter with the "Mad Bird Woman" who lives down the road. As the narrative progresses through time, the novel envelops others who are connected to the girls: Alison's mother, a has-been singer, competing on a hit reality TV show; Rachel's university mentor confronting her late husband's disastrously obsessive search for a German film he saw as a child; a young police constable investigating the seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths of two stand-up comedians; the ludicrously wealthy family who hire Rachel as a nanny--under whose immense London mansion Rachel will discover a dark and terrifying secret. Psychological insight, social commentary, vicious satire, and even surrealist horror are combined in this highly accomplished work to hold up a revealing, disquieting mirror to the world we live in today.

About this title

About the Author

JONATHAN COE's awards include the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Prix du Meilleur Livre Éntranger, the Prix Médicis Étranger, and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing. He lives in London with his wife and their two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451493362
• ISBN 13: 9780451493361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 333