Jonathan Coe Collection 3 Book Set Middle England The Closed Circle The Rotters' Club

Discover the Jonathan Coe Collection 3 Books Set — a must-have boxed set for fans of contemporary British fiction, parents assembling a grown-up reading list, teachers building modern literature syllabus, or gift buyers hunting a thoughtful paperback edition. This brand new paperback collection brings together three acclaimed novels — Middle England, The Closed Circle and The Rotters' Club — from award-winning author Jonathan Coe, offering a panoramic and intimately human portrait of Britain across decades. Each book stands on its own while contributing to a larger tapestry of characters, politics and family life. Loved by readers and recommended by critics, this book collection captures Coes wit, compassion and political acuity across three generations. Titles in the Set Middle England: The country is changing and, up and down the land, cracks are appearing — within families and between generations. In the Midlands Benjamin Trotter tries to help his aged father navigate a Britain that seems to have forgotten he exists, while in London his friend Doug doesn't understand why his teenage daughter is eternally enraged. Meanwhile, newlyweds Sophie and Ian can find nothing to agree on except the fact that their marriage is on the rocks... The Closed Circle: It's the end of the century and Benjamin Trotter and friends are all grown up. Life is a ceaseless whirl of jobs, marriages, kids — and self-inflicted angst. Despite the shiny optimism of Blair's Britain, youthful hopes and dreams feel betrayed. Is the Government (and by extension Benjamin's MP brother Paul) to blame? Or are the 'rotters' themselves — only passingly faithful to their dreams — really at fault? The Rotters' Club: The Rotters' Club follows Benjamin Trotter — bestselling author Jonathan Coe's most iconic character — through the hilarious and, at times, touching trials and tribulations of growing up in 1970s Britain. Unforgettably funny and painfully honest, Coe's tale includes IRA bombs,