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Praise for The English German Girl 'Kept me up at night . . . amazing. It has been in my thoughts since' Guardian 'Well researched and very moving' The Times As darkness falls on the M25, the flow of traffic comes to a halt. Time passes. More time passes. Then more. Drivers switch off their engines, then get out of their cars. And so the story begins . . . In this bold, state-of-the-nation novel, Jake Wallis Simons brings together characters from all walks of life and explores what happens when lives collide on the M25. One Night. One Motorway. One Seemingly Endless Traffic Jam. As Darkness Falls, The Traffic Jam Lengthens, And Motorists Turn Off Their Engines. Then They Get Out Of Their Cars. And So The Story Begins. People From All Walks Of Life Are Thrown Together On The M25. There Are Max And Ursula, A Bickering Married Couple With A Friend's Child In The Back Seat; Hungover Shauna, On Her Way Back From A Wedding; Dope-smoking Students Dave, Stevie And Natalie; White-van Men Chris And Rhys; Shahid, A Charismatic Aspiring Footballer; Harold, A Scottish Academic And M25 Historian; Hsiao May, An Insect Expert; And Waitrose Tony, Whose Delivery Van Becomes The Target Of Hungry Motorists. As The Minutes Become Hours And Impatience Turns To Anger, The Tension Grows. Secrets Are Revealed. Friendships Are Made. Relationships Are Broken. And Lives Are Changed. "As darkness falls on the M25, the flow of traffic comes to a halt. Time passes. More time passes. Then more. Drivers switch off their engines, then get out of their cars. And so the story begins... In this bold, state-of-the-nation novel, Jake Wallis Simons brings together characters from all walks of life and explores what happens when lives collide on the M25." --Publisher's description.