ANOTHER ENGLAND

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A visionary book Philip Pullman Essential and magnificent George Monbiot Deft and wonderfully poetic Grace BlakeleyThe Right have hijacked Englishness Can it be reclaimed Today the only people who dare speak of Englishness are cheerleaders for Brexit exceptionalism and imperial nostalgia But there is another England hiding in plain sight which is dramatically more inclusive and forward looking Here Caroline Lucas delves deep into England s literary history to sketch out alternative stories of who we are ones that we can all embrace to build a greener fairer future Not just an inspiring nuanced and deeply literate book but that rarest of things a necessary one Jonathan Coe author of Bourneville Cleverly deploys Elizabeth Gaskell John Clare and Charles Dickens to demonstrate that a culture can be diverse and coherent innovative and rooted many stories told in one beautiful language Telegraph Reading this warm persuasive book is to be confronted with the idea and reality of a decent saner England One perhaps possible in a fought for future iNews A clarion call to define England and Englishness as our common ground and a grounding for a transformation of politics and society Kate Pickett co author of The Spir