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Beginning in the early years of this century, Number 11 follows two friends, Alison and Rachel, as they come of age. As the narrative progresses from the aftermath of the Iraq War to the present day, its scope broadens to include others who are variously connected to these two girls: Alison’s mother, a has-been singer, competes on a grisly reality TV show; Rachel’s university mentor finally confronts her late husband’s obsessive search for a German film he saw as a child; a young police constable investigates the seemingly unrelated deaths of two stand-up comedians; and a giant spider lurks in the darkness beneath one of London’s most staggeringly expensive neighborhoods. Combining his signature humor, psychological insight and social commentary, Jonathan Coe holds up a disquieting, unforgiving mirror in which to reflect a world where the systems are broken and everyone can—and perhaps must—name his or her own price.
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2 primary booksThe Winshaw Legacy is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Jonathan Coe.
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I found this book very entertaining and impossible to put down. The plot twists kept coming and kept me intrigued until the very last page. The language is of great quality. I enjoyed Coe's humour and his comic description of modern world and specifically modern England.
Really enjoyable. One of Coe's better works. Reading this without having read the Winshaw Legacy would be fine, but it's more enjoyable for the occasional references and general sense of the Winshaw family.
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