Caledonian Road: Signed Edition
Hardback Published on: 04/04/2024
Price: £20.00
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One book like this a year will see me right!
Yes, to misquote the iconic Elbow track - this is a special, brilliant book. A masterwork that will only become more loved as the year goes on - it is epic... READ MORE
A clever and well constructed fictional masterpiece!
There are 59 characters in this book, which sounds crazy as a number. However O’Hagan makes it work, so well.
This book really highlights many of the t... READ MORE
An ambitious sweeping view of London society
This is certainly an ambitious book with an epic cast, spanning all levels of society within London .
It begins with the Campbell Flynn a privileged wel... READ MORE
21st Century UK so far...
A fantastic follow -up to the mesmerising Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan. Caledonian Road captures post-Brexit, post-Covid Britain in all of its tainted, fadin... READ MORE
Synopsis
May 2021. London.
Campbell Flynn, art historian and celebrity intellectual, is embarking on the ripeness of midlife. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things - and for controversy and novelty - he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes.
The second? Milo Manghasa, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, and has experiences and ideas that excite his professor. He also has a plan.
Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes, secrets and scandals will be revealed, and Campbell Flynn may not be able to protect himself from the shattering exposure of his privilege and his connections. But then, he always knew: when his life came tumbling down, it would occur in public.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- ISBN: 9780571390281
- Number of pages: 656
- Dimensions: 242 x 160 x 41 mm
- Weight: 975g
- Languages: English
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View allSharp, Clever Stuff
A complex, clever novel about rot at the heart of British society. This is a blisteringly angry expose of corruption at every level. Bleak, cynical and fie... READ MORE
In so many ways this book is a tour de force and you should undoubtedly read it.
There’s a stubborn streak of Scotland that runs right through this book. From the title to its main protagonist, Campbell Flynn, a man who loves to take hi... READ MORE
State of the nation
London is changing, the old guard of family wealth is being usurped by new foreign wealth. Traditional roles are being sidelined and art, fashion and crim... READ MORE
A classic in the making, I'm sure.
Thanks to @faberbooks and @netgalley for a digital copy for review.
I think this book is really special.
For me, what O'Hagan did exceptionally wel... READ MORE
A stunning novel … a nail in the coffin of old established Britain
Where to begin with this epic novel .... with echoes of other stories that attempt to explore the state of society and the human condition at certain pivo... READ MORE
Vibrant and Stylish Fiction
Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan is a vibrant and stylish work of fiction. 2021, London, Campbell Flynn an art historian and celebrity intellectual is fac... READ MORE
A big, bold novel of LONDON
Professor Campbell Flynn, man about town, is the older protagonist in this long novel. He likes hand made shirts, he lives in Islington on Thornhill Square... READ MORE
An enthralling twisting tale
This novel had me absorbed from the very beginning and it is masterfully constructed. The weaving and interconnecting stories are fascinating, each charact... READ MORE
Very good read
I read and listened to this book, and felt I was living in it. To begin with, I thought the name-dropping of posh restaurants, expensive brands and shops w... READ MORE
Slice Of London Life
Really enjoyed this book. I’ve read Ten books this year so far, this is a standout one in my mind. I love this book is a delicious slice of contemporary Lo... READ MORE
Impressive, complex and engaging
Every section of society in modern day London is intricately dissected and exposed for the reader to digest. I spent a lot of time googling art works, piec... READ MORE
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All-encompassing contemporary London novel
Andrew O'Hagan has brilliantly captured London society in all it's fun, amusement and contradictions. He writes as well about the upper and middle classes ... READ MORE
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