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Comfort Zone [EPUB ebook]

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A new novel from one of Britain’s best-loved writer, Brian Aldiss OBE, set in and around his home-town of Oxford.Set in contemporary Oxford, this incisive novel charts the breakdown of a community.A new mosque is to be built – on the site of a derelict pub – and gradually, half-hidden prejudices begin to surface, and relationships between the residents start to sour.Drawing closely on current affairs, this novel investigates what it means to live in a post 7/7 world, where paranoia, prejudice and fear compete with tolerance and diversity.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780007482498 ● Publisher HarperCollins Publishers ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5632274 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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