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A brilliantly observed story of crises and reconciliations within families and stepfamilies and the conflict between Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents. Funny, dark, yet limned with hope, Tim Lott returns to a family saga and social commentary that began with the awardwinning White City Blue, continuing with When We Were Rich. It is a story for everyone trying to make sense of a sharply polarised world where the political has become personal and the personal has become a minefield. Brighton, December 2019 a teenage girl is on an early morning run along the seafront. In her mind she is running away from something she hates, towards something she fears. Chinas home is with her mother Veronica, her pompous stepfather Silas and his dysfunctional son Mason. Her father, Frankie, is in London, but they have little contact, his entrenched views a provocation to her socially conscious ideals, his Brexitsupporting girlfriend a jealous rival. Exhausted by family tensions, when China leaves Brighton, her godfather Nodge, Frankies best friend, and his husband Owen are her first port of call. But they, too, are beset by domestic conflict. Which leaves only her father to takes her in. They argue, they spar, the fault lines between them grow wider and then coronavirus strikes. Praise for When We Were Rich A sharp and very funny portrait of a brash era which is also a surprisingly tender take on flawed masculinity Sarah Hughes, i paper What a terrific novelwickedly sharp, wildly...
Binding: Hardback;368 pages; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 650 g; Dimensions: 161 x 241 x 32
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A brilliantly observed story of crises and reconciliations within families and stepfamilies and the conflict between Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents. Funny, dark, yet limned with hope, Tim Lott returns to a family saga and social commentary that began with the awardwinning White City Blue, continuing with When We Were Rich. It is a story for everyone trying to make sense of a sharply polarised world where the political has become personal and the personal has become a minefield. Brighton, December 2019 a teenage girl is on an early morning run along the seafront. In her mind she is running away from something she hates, towards something she fears. Chinas home is with her mother Veronica, her pompous stepfather Silas and his dysfunctional son Mason. Her father, Frankie, is in London, but they have little contact, his entrenched views a provocation to her socially conscious ideals, his Brexitsupporting girlfriend a jealous rival. Exhausted by family tensions, when China leaves Brighton, her godfather Nodge, Frankies best friend, and his husband Owen are her first port of call. But they, too, are beset by domestic conflict. Which leaves only her father to takes her in. They argue, they spar, the fault lines between them grow wider and then coronavirus strikes. Praise for When We Were Rich A sharp and very funny portrait of a brash era which is also a surprisingly tender take on flawed masculinity Sarah Hughes, i paper What a terrific novelwickedly sharp, wildly...
Binding: Hardback;368 pages; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 650 g; Dimensions: 161 x 241 x 32
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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