Malcolm Bradbury: The History Man [2003] paperback Condition:New They're too preoccupied with the

They're too preoccupied with the obsessions of every teenage girl - booze

She watched her sister Margot go through these growing pains

Forty years on

With bombs falling all over London

Malcolm Bradbury: The History Man [2003] paperback Condition:New They're too preoccupied with theThe History Man tells the story of Barbara and Howard Kirk, their very modern marriage and their equally radical politics. Set in the fictional world of Watermouth University, Bradbury brilliantly captures the complexities of academic life, from tedious meetings and work place machinations, to corruption and disruption at the highest levels. And as the unease and unhappiness behind the Kirk's relationship becomes apparent, so too does Bradbury's