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Speak For England: The Great New Smash Hit Story [Import] [Paperback]

James Hawes (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)


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Book Description

March 20, 2007
Brian Marley should be counting his winnings as victor of Britain’s ultimate reality TV show. Instead, he’s stranded on a jungle island after a helicopter crash wipes out the television crew. His ill-fated luck takes a turn when he falls from a precarious cliff and lands in a lost world.

Awaking in a village founded by survivors of a 1958 airplane crash, Brian discovers an idyllic community modeled after pre-Sixties England and overseen by the stern but judicious Headmaster. But when he uncovers the Headmaster’s methods of survival, the village’s quaint idealism proves to be founded on something far more sinister. With rescue imminent, Brian finds himself at the center of a clash between English cultures separated by fifty years of history.

Satirical and insightful, Speak for England explores the changing world by asking whether it ever really changes at all.

Editorial Reviews

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“Slickly paced and instantly gripping . . . Hawes is a brilliant and deadly satirist.”
Bloomberg News

Speak for England is a tour de force. . . . Funny, sophisticated, and soul-wrenchingly accurate.”
–Scotland on Sunday

“No one is better than Hawes at articulating the dull, existential glumness of encroaching middle age. . . . An assured, clever, raffishly inventive work.”
Guardian

About the Author

James Hawes is the author of five novels, including A White Merc With Fins and White Powder, Green Light. He lives in Cardiff, Wales.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor Canada; First edition (March 20, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385662971
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385662970
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,780,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quickly addicted, February 13, 2011
Very enjoyable to read! Fairly light hearted from start to finish, but some definite political undertones throughout. Made for a quick read though as you can easily find yourself constantly needing to see how the next stage plays out.
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