The Simple Life

Details Author Reviews Description A topical, entertaining and original first novel, The Simple Life marks the debut of a fresh, talented new contemporary voice.Everyone’s talking about it, but who would actually do it?Lawrence Langland would. He’s had enough of corporate politics and fifteen-hour days. Isobel, his wife, whose gold-plated keyring says ‘Born to Shop’, has her own reasons for escaping, and to his amazement agrees to his suggestion that they ‘downshift’ and start a new life in rural Sussex. Fortunately for Jacob, their eight-year-old son, it means leaving his horrible boarding school, but Dory, his elder sister, needs more persuading – that is until she realises that there are boys in the country, too.And so the Langland family exchange their comfortable house for a small cottage, and cosy suburbia for the pleasures – and the pitfalls – of life in the countryside. Making the decision was the easy part, but what will it be like in reality? A topical, entertaining and original first novel, The Simple Life marks the debut of a fresh, talented new contemporary voice.Everyone’s talking about it, but who would actually do it?Lawrence Langland would. He’s had enough of corporate politics and fifteen-hour days. Isobel, his wife, whose gold-plated keyring says ‘Born to Shop’, has her own reasons for escaping, and to his amazement agrees to his suggestion that they ‘downshift’ and start a new life in rural Sussex. Fortunately for Jacob, their eight-year-old son, it means leaving his horrible boarding school, but Dory, his elder sister, needs more persuading – that is until... Read More

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