Caledonian Road
Book description
'Utterly awe-inspiring.' Douglas Stuart
'Extraordinary.' Marina Hyde
'An utter joy to read.' Monica Ali
'Majestic.' Independent
'A masterpiece.' John Lanchester
'Addictively enjoyable.' Guardian
'Pitch-perfect.' Observer
** Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction **
** A Sunday Times Bestseller **
From the author of Mayflies, an irresistible, unputdownable, state-of-the-nation…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Caledonian Road as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
It's hilarious! The female characters have some of the funniest lines. It's also very erudite. There are so many well voiced point-of-view characters that I don't know how the author managed to keep them in line. It's very clever satire, an even handed excoriation of British society. The plot doesn't really surprise, in that I realised pretty quickly that most of the characters would meet a bad end but the journey in getting them there held plenty of surprises and was hugely entertaining. Most of the characters are unsympathetic but in a weird, twisted way you do feel a bit…