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ID: 525415

Title: England, England

Author: Julian Barnes

Narrator: Polly Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:49:26

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Imagine an England where all the pubs are quaint, where the Windsors behave themselves (mostly), where the cliffs of Dover are actually white, and where Robin Hood and his merry men really are merry. This is precisely what visionary tycoon,

Sir Jack Pitman, seeks to accomplish on the Isle of Wight, a 'destination' where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben (half size), Princess Dis grave, and even Harrods (conveniently located inside the tower of London).

Martha Cochrane, hired as one of Sir Jacks resident 'no-people,' ably assists him in realizing his dream. But when this land of make-believe gradually gets horribly and hilariously out of hand, Martha develops her own vision of the perfect

England. Julian Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality.

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