{"product_id":"the-terrible-privacy-of-maxwell-sim-by-jonathan-coe","title":"The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim by Jonathan Coe","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780141033921\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenguin, March 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e352 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis Jonathan Coe's latest heart-breaking and hilarious novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaxwell Sim could be any of us. He could be you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe's about to have a mid-life crisis (though eh doesn't know it yet). He'll be found in his car in the north of Scotland, half-naked and alone, suffering hypothermia, with a couple of empty whisky bottles and a boot full of toothbrushes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a far cry from a restaurant in Sydney, where his story starts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut then Maxwell Sim has, unknowingly, got a long way to go. If he knew now about his lonely journey to the Shetland Isles, or the truth about his father and the folded photograph, or the mystery of Poppy and her peculiar job, or even about Emma's lovely, fading voice, then perhaps he's stay where he was - hiding from destiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Max knows none of it. And nor do you - at least not yet. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEqual parts funny and moving,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be cherished by readers everywhere, from fans of David Nicholls to Will Self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Witty, unexpected and curiously unsettling. Coe carries it off with empathy, comedy and a ventriloquist's ear for idiom' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Clever, engaging, spring-loaded with mysteries and surprises' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTime Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Masterly, highly engaging. Coe's eye for the details of contemporary life remains as sharp as ever' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJonathan 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Accidental Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Rotters' Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe House of Sleep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (winner of the1998 Prix Médicis Étranger), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Touch of Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat a Carve Up!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (winner of the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Rain Before it Falls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, are all available in Penguin paperback.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628178641058,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/81GZ71KFtPL._SY342.jpg?v=1792062650","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-terrible-privacy-of-maxwell-sim-by-jonathan-coe","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}