The Divide - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399152067 . A Nearly Fine first edition/first printing with some dark soiling to the front pastedown and flyleaf in a soiled and edgeworn alike dust-jacket; In an age of unprecedented political and social turmoil, Nicholas Evans tells the story of two families whose lives are irrevocably changed by the Brexit referendum of 2016.The first family is the Robinsons, one of the most prominent Leave families in the UK. Living in the prosperous town of Maidenhead, they are suddenly thrust into poverty when their jobs are relocated to China. As they struggle to make ends meet, the Robinsons begin to question the safety and prosperity of their life in the UK.The second family is the Kanes, a family of immigrants from Greece who have been living in the UK for decades. When their daughter is denied a place to study at Oxford University, the Kanes are devastated. They begin to feel like they're not welcome in their own country, and they begin to wonder if they made the right decision to come to the UK.As the two families navigate the harsh realities of the Brexit referendum, they begin to build; 8vo; 403 pages; MR, Price check? .