South of the River

by Blake Morrison

Book Overview

It opens on the 'new dawn' of Labour's election victory in 1997, and ends five years later. But this is not so much 'state of the nation' as state of our souls, marriages, families, hopes and careers - a sharp and sexy portrait of a dysfunctional group of characters, all different yet connected.

There's Nat, failed dramatist and reluctant lecturer, falling for a younger woman; Anthea, an eco-friendly lost soul obesessed with foxes; Libby,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099502569
• ISBN13: 9780099502562
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"