Violent rebellion comes to London’s middle classes. \nAs he searches for the truth behind the Heathrow bomb that killed his ex-wife, psychologist David Markham infiltrates a shadowy protest group based in the comfortable Chelsea Marina. Led by a charismatic doctor, it aims to rouse the docile middle classes and to free them from the burdens of civic responsibility. Soon Markham is swept up in a campaign that spirals out of control – as the cornerstones of middle England become targets and growing panic grips the capital. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including James Lever, Ali Smith, Hari Kunzru and Martin Amis) and brand- \nnew cover designs.
J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller ?Empire of the Sun? won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel ?Crash? was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography ?Miracles of Life? was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, ?Extreme Metaphors?, was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.
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