The Proof of My Innocence

<p><b>''My comfort read: anything by Jonathan Coe'' Bob Mortimer <br><br>''Coe channels his anger and frustration at the direction his country has taken, as well as his abiding love for it, into prose of enduring beauty'' <i>Guardian</i><br><br>---</b><br><br>Post-university life doesn¿t suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with her parents, working a zero-hour contract serving Japanese food to holidaymakers at Heathrow¿s Terminal 5. As for her budding plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere.<br><br>That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. He¿s been on the path to uncover a sinister think-tank, founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, that¿s been scheming to push the British government in a more extreme direction. One that¿s finally poised to put their plans into action.<br><br>But speaking truth to power can be dangerous - and power will stop at nothing to stay on top.<br><br>As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose