NUMBER 11

This is a novel about the hundreds of tiny connections between the public and private worlds and how they affect us all.It's about t he legacy of war and the end of innocence.It's about how comedy and politics are battling it out and comedy might have won.It's abou t how 140 characters can make fools of us all.It's about living in a city where bankers need cinemas in their basements and others n eed food banks down the street.It is Jonathan Coe doing what he does best - showing us how we live now.