
Synopsis
'Powerful, precise, morally engaged, wonderfully alert to character, context and the greater purpose of political life' Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge
'Compelling, hugely well-informed . . . will stand for many years as the authoritative political history’ David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
This is the definitive history of Britain’s tumultuous relationship with Europe – as it’s never...
Details
560 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Between the Waves is powerful, precise, morally engaged, wonderfully alert to character, context and the greater purpose of political lifeRory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge
This compelling, hugely well-informed narrative of how we came to leave Europe – a narrative involving the eternal interplay between character and fate as well as an exploration of the underestimated swirl of intellectual currents – will stand for many years as the authoritative political historyDavid Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
Lucid and witty, Tom McTague’s magisterial rethinking of postwar British history exposes the fatal ambiguity of our attitudes to Europe. Conspirators and fantasists abound in his sweeping account. Like a physician or psychiatrist, he diagnoses the maladies of anti-Europeanism, but knows there was to be no remedy, as Brexit only worsened British economic and social diseases. Here is a compelling and illuminating tour through recent history, from a wise and authoritative pen.Polly Toynbee
A sweeping, impressive and ambitious history of modern Europe -- and Britain's turbulent relationship with it. With a deft touch and deep research, Tom McTague has captured a tale of big personalities -- from Enoch Powell to Dominic Cummings -- and even bigger eventsHelen Lewis, author of The Genius Myth