Booker Prize Finalist "Wickedly funny." --"The New York Times"
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 Di's
grave, and even Harrod's (conveniently located inside the tower of
London). Martha Cochrane, hired as one of Sir Jack's 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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