Dimensions
129 x 198 x 25mm
Enthralling, moving, darkly funny and humane, 'Anthem' is a triumphant account of ordinary people and a dispute over a group of small, barren islands at the bottom of the world.
It is the spring of 1982. Anglefield Road is a North London cul de sac with four houses looking out on each other. In these homes live the Armstrongs, who are childless, strangely welcoming, and the oldest residents of the road; the beautiful, restless Suzy Plimsoll and her older husband Matty, both of whom work on the cruise ship Canberra; Richard Roach, a downtrodden shoe salesman who chases sales targets while his indifferent wife Ellen stares out the window and their son, Mark, awaits trial; Freddie and Patsy Millen, the former out of work, their house for sale, their dreams dashed.
And then Argentina invades an obscure British colony off the South American coast, the Falklands - provoking a national crisis and a patriotic revival. The repercussions for the residents of Anglefield Road will reach far beyond the events of that momentous summer.
