In the Birmingham suburb of Bournville, a familys celebrate VE Day in 1945. Following this family through generations as they navigate seventy-five years of drastic social change, from wartime nostalgia and English exceptionalism to the royal family, the World Cup and coronavirus, domestic secrets and national myths leave characters and a country adrift, bewildered and divided. From the author 'Middle England', winner of the Costa Novel Award 2019.