A review by mickymac
Middle England by Jonathan Coe

5.0

State of the nation novel, ruminating on the changes of the past decade. Coe's characters chase dreams of glory and romantic love along with firm political views. Shell shocked by Brexit, his protagonists uncover the hard divisions of English society and captures the disbelief of middle class graduates that the world may not defer to them quite as much as it once did. With its conclusion that more acceptance and less dogma will make life bearable, this is an optimistic view of our future.