The Uk is Ok: British Books that Tend Toward the Serious

Explore a curated list of serious British books that delve into profound themes. Discover UK literature that challenges, inspires, and reflects the depth of British thought.

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The Autograph Man

by Zadie Smith

From the New York Times bestselling author of Swing Time and one of the most revered writers of her generation comes an "intelligent ... exquisitely …
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A Long Way Down

by Nick Hornby

Four persons meet on a London roof and discuss life and death.
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On Beauty

by Zadie Smith

Struggling with a stale marriage and the misguided passions of his three adult children, long-suffering art professor Howard Belsey finds his family life thrown into …
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What Was She Thinking?

by Zoë Heller

When her new friend and co-worker, Sheba Hart, begins a passionate affair with a male student, schoolteacher Barbara Covett decides to defend Sheba and unknowingly …
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Trainspotting

by Irvine Welsh

"The best book ever written by man or woman...deserves to sell more copies than the Bible."--Rebel, Inc.
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How to Be Good

by Nick Hornby

A wise and hilarious novel morality and what it means to be a "goof person" from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince, Just Like …
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After You'd Gone

by Maggie O'Farrell

When a young woman named Alice Raikes slips into a coma following an accident that could have been a suicide attempt, her family gathers at …