What a Carve Up!

{ Sept 2021 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover image, table of contents, separation of book (front/ back matter, parts, and chapters), and epub format error checking. } Paperback, 501 pages Published 1994 Penguin Books (2008) "What a Carve Up!" - a hilarious 1980s political satire by Jonathan Coe. It is the 1980s and the Winshaw family are getting richer and crueller by the year: Newspaper-columnist Hilary gets thousands for telling it like it isn't; Henry's turning hospitals into car parks; Roddy's selling art in return for sex; down on the farm Dorothy's squeezing every last pound from her livestock; Thomas is making a killing on the stock exchange; and Mark is selling arms to dictators. But once their hapless biographer Michael Owen starts investigating the family's trail of greed, corruption and immoral doings, the time growing ripe for the Winshaws to receive their comeuppance...This wickedly funny take on life under the Thatcher government was the winner of the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. "A sustained feat of humour, suspense and polemic, full of twists and ironies". (Hilary Mantel, "Sunday Times"). "A riveting social satire on the chattering and all-powerful upper classes". ("Time Out"). "Big, hilarious, intricate, furious, moving". ("Guardian"). Jonathan Coe's novels are filled with biting social commentary, moving and astute observations of life and hilarious set pieces that have made him one of the most popular writers of his generation. His other titles, "The Accidental Woman", "A Touch of Love", "The Rotters' Club" (winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize), "The Closed Circle", "The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim", "The House of Sleep" (winner of the1998 Prix Medicis Etranger), and "The Rain Before it Falls", are all available in Penguin paperback. What A Carve Up! - A Hilarious 1980s Political Satire By Jonathan Coe It Is The 1980s And The Winshaw Family Are Getting Richer And Crueller By The Year: Newspaper-columnist Hilary Gets Thousands For Telling It Like It Isn't; Henry's Turning Hospitals Into Car Parks; Roddy's Selling Art In Return For Sex; Down On The Farm Dorothy's Squeezing Every Last Pound From Her Livestock; Thomas Is Making A Killing On The Stock Exchange; And Mark Is Selling Arms To Dictators. But Once Their Hapless Biographer Michael Owen Starts Investigating The Family's Trail Of Greed, Corruption And Immoral Doings, The Time Growing Ripe For The Winshaws To Receive Their Comeuppance. . . This Wickedly Funny Take On Life Under The Thatcher Government Was The Winner Of The 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 'a Sustained Feat Of Humour, Suspense And Polemic, Full Of Twists And Ironies' Hilary Mantel, Sunday Times 'a Riveting Social Satire On The Chattering And All-powerful Upper Classes' Time Out 'big, Hilarious, Intricate, Furious, Moving' Guardian Jonathan Coe's Novels Are Filled With Biting Social Commentary, Moving And Astute Observations Of Life And Hilarious Set Pieces That Have Made Him One Of The Most Popular Writers Of His Generation. His Other Titles, The Accidental Woman, A Touch Of Love, The Rotters' Club (winner Of The Everyman Wodehouse Prize), The Closed Circle, The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim, The House Of Sleep (winner Of The1998 Prix Médicis Étranger), And The Rain Before It Falls, Are All Available In Penguin Paperback. A wickedly funny take on life under the Thatcher government by the prize-winning author of Middle England. It is the 1980s and the Winshaw family are getting richer and crueller by the year: Newspaper-columnist Hilary gets thousands for telling it like it isn't. Henry's turning hospitals into car parks. Roddy's selling art in return for sex. Down on the farm Dorothy's squeezing every last pound from her livestock. Thomas is making a killing on the stock exchange; and Mark is selling arms to dictators. But once their hapless biographer Michael Owen starts investigating the family's trail of greed, corruption and immoral doings, the time growing ripe for the Winshaws to receive their comeuppance . . . __________ 'A sustained feat of humour, suspense and polemic, full of twists and ironies' Hilary Mantel, Sunday Times 'A riveting social satire on the chattering and all-powerful upper classes' Time Out 'Big, hilarious, intricate, furious, moving' Guardian Written with his signature wit, Jonathan Coe's unmissable new novel, Bournville, is available now! "A brilliant noir farce, a dystopian vision of Britain, a family history and the story of an obsession. Michael is a lonely, rather pathetic writer, obsessed by the film, 'What A Carve Up!' in which a mad kinfeman cuts his way through the inhabitants of a decrepit stately pile More ... as the thunder rages. Inexplicably he is commissioned to write the family history of the Winshaws, an upper class Yorkshire clan whose members have a finger in every establishment pie, from arms dealing to art dealing, from politics to banking to the popular press and factory farming. During his researches Michael realizes that the Winshaws have cast a blight on his life, as they have on Britain. His confidence, his sexual and personal identity begin to reform. In a climax set in the Winshaw's family seat the novel turns into the film, 'What A Carve Up!' as a murderous maniac stalks the family and Michael discovers the significance of Shirley Eaton's lingere."--Publisher description A brilliant noir farce, a dystopian vision of Britain, a family history and the story of an obsession. Michael is a lonely, rather pathetic writer, obsessed by the film, 'What A Carve Up!' in which a mad knifeman cuts his way through the inhabitants of a decrepit stately pile as the thunder rages. Inexplicably he is commissioned to write the family history of the Winshaws, an upper class Yorkshire clan whose members have a finger in every establishment pie, from arms dealing to art dealing, from politics to banking to the popular press and factory farming. During his researches Michael realizes that the Winshaws have cast a blight on his life, as they have on Britain. His confidence, his sexual and personal identity begin to reform. In a climax set in the Winshaw's family seat the novel turns into the film, 'What A Carve Up!' as a murderous maniac stalks the family and Michael discovers the significance of Shirley Eaton's lingerie. Newspaper columnist Hilary gets thousands for telling it like it isn't; Henry's turning hospitals into carparks; Roddy's selling art in return for sex; down on the farm Dorothy's squeezing every last pound from her livestock; Thomas is making a killing on the stock exchange; and Mark is selling arms to dictators. In fact the Winshaw family are getting richer and crueller by the day. But once eccentric biographer Michael Owen uncovers their trail of greed, corruption and immoral doings the time seems ripe for their comeuppance..