Expo 58 Av Jonathan Coe

<p><i>Expo 58</i> by Jonathan Coe - Spies, girls and an Englishman abroad. Trust no one.<br><br>London, 1958: unassuming civil servant Thomas Foley is plucked from his desk job and sent on a six-month trip to Brussels. His task: to keep an eye on The Britannia, a brand new pub which will form the heart of the British presence at Expo 58 - the biggest World''s Fair of the century.<br><br>As soon as he arrives, Thomas is equally bewitched by the surreal, gigantic Atomium, which stands at the heart of this brave new world, and by Anneke, a lovely Flemish hostess. But Thomas''s new-found sense of freedom comes at a price: two British spies are following him.<br><br>For fans of Jonathan Coe''s classic comic bestsellers <i>What a Carve Up!</i> and <i>The Rotters'' Club,</i> this hilarious new novel, which is set in the Mad Men period of the mid 50s, will also be loved by readers of Nick Hornby, William Boyd and Ian McEwan.<br><br><b>''Clever and funny, enthralling and moving. Wonderful!'' <i