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Family Politics

A razor sharp satire from the bestselling author of May Contain Nuts

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By: John O'Farrell
Narrated by: Claudie Blakey
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All across Britain, a generation of grown-up children are graduating from university, moving back in to their old bedrooms and showing their gratitude by berating their parents for their out-of-date politics.

But for proud and high-profile left-wingers Emma and Eddie Hughes, the return of their only child is a far greater challenge than they ever could have anticipated. Young Dylan had warned them there was something personal he needed to tell them, but nothing could have prepared his right-on parents for the shocking revelation he delivers. Their son is a Conservative.

With his customary warm-hearted wit and razor-sharp political satire, John O’Farrell delivers another hilarious and entertaining dissection of the zeitgeist and offers a funny and insightful antidote to our divided times.

‘John O’Farrell couldn’t be unfunny if he tried’ Alan Johnson
‘A touch of self-deprecation and a sense of humour… John O’Farrell has these qualities in spades’ Guardian
‘O’Farrell is a consistently humorous writer with an acute ear for the absurdities of middle class pretension’ Mail on Sunday

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The narrative has some nice set pieces such as the Question Time episode but overall it’s laden with familiar cliched political figures from both the left and right with a plot that was ultimately unsatisfying.

Stereotypes and cliches ahoy!

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I laughed out loud, especially at the beginning. But the story lagged and the humour flattened. The narration was superb however, and kept me going to the predictable ending.

Pitch perfect narration, slightly off-key story

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A fun read that also encourages to think from other people’s perspectives, particularly those you judge to be immoral

A great read

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Clever intellectual witt with amusing characters, read brilliantly which made me laugh out loud, loved it!

Hilarious

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I got off to a slow start and did not like the narrator until I was well into the book. Worth pursuing as it has some very funny episodes. In the end the narrator was a good choice for the book.

Better than expected

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