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Jonathan Coe – Middle England – in conversation with Esther Freud

30 June 2019 By Beccie Amer

When

30/06/2019    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Where

Orwell Hotel - Elizabeth Suite
Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7DX

Photo: Caroline Irby

This event was previously scheduled for Saturday but had to be moved to Sunday due to circumstances beyond our control. Tickets purchased for the Saturday will be valid on Sunday. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Please contact the Wolsey Theater Box office if you have any questions.

Middle England, a bittersweet Brexit novel follows a brilliantly vivid cast of  characters through a time of immense change beginning eight years ago.

Jonathan Coe will be in conversation with Esther Freud.

Described as ‘A pertinent, entertaining study of a nation in crisis’  – Financial Times, Books of the Year

It is ‘The book everybody is talking about’ (The Times)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/16/middle-england-by-jonathan-coe-review

‘Brilliantly funny’ (Economist)

‘A writer of uncommon decency’ (Observer)

Esther Freud

‘Superb’ (The Times)

‘[Coe’s] light, funny writing makes you feel better’ (Evening Standard)

‘Very, very funny’ (Stylist)

‘Coe is as funny and tender as ever’ (Grazia)

‘Exceptionally good’  (BBC Radio 4, Saturday Review)

‘The great chronicler of Englishness’ (Independent)

This event is kindly sponsord by

Poor Richard’s Books Felixstowe

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