Goodbye Europe

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ISBN 10: 1409177599 / ISBN 13: 9781409177593

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Synopsis:

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.

Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art, language, food, music and movies, to war, literature, driving, nudity, geography, smoking and nature.

Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists, historians, journalists, poets and artists, including: Jessie Burton, Richard Herring, Alain de Botton, Tom Bradby, Val McDermid, Matt Haig, Afua Hirsch, Lionel Shriver, Sarah Perry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ian Rankin, Owen Jones, Mark Kermode, Robert Macfarlane, Chris Riddell, Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker and many more.

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in, our relationship with the continent, and ourselves.

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INCLUDES PIECES BY:

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tom Bradby, Jessie Burton, Ben Collins (aka The Stig), Colonel Tim Collins, Robert Crampton, Adam Dant, Alain de Botton, Kate Eberlen, Matt Frei, Nicci French, Simon Garfield, Jonathan Lynn writing as Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker, Matt Haig, Richard Herring, Jennifer Higgie, Afua Hirsch, Owen Jones, Oliver Kamm, Alex Kapranos, Mark Kermode, Hari Kunzru, Olivia Laing, Marie Le Conte, Amy Liptrot, Robert Macfarlane, Henry Marsh, Val McDermid, Ian McEwan, Hollie McNish, Kate Mosse, Jenni Murray, Sarah Perry, Ian Rankin, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Chris Riddell, Andrew Roberts, Will Self, David Shrigley, Lionel Shriver, Sunny Singh, Ece Temelkuran, Rob Temple, Bee Wilson, Sarah Winman

From the Back Cover: From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists say farewell in this totally unique collection. Readers will spend time with some of our most treasured writers, in the form of personal letters, fiction, illustrations, as well as other surprises in store... Goodbye Europe is by turns moving, fascinating and funny - a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in, and our relationship with the continent. Expect this to provoke tears, laughter, thoughts and much discussion...

Bibliographic Details

Title: Goodbye Europe
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good