A sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary life in London—from the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of
The Sense of an Ending,
"an exceptionally accomplished [and] ingenious stylist" (
The New York Review of Books
).
"A splended collection of journalism ... uniformly fine, closely observed and informative." —
The Wall Street Journal
With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of
Flaubert's Parrot
turns his satiric glance homeward to England.