Jonathan Coe The Accidental Woman 1987 first edition 1st/1st What a Carve Up
Coe later achieved major literary breakthrough with his 1994 masterpiece,What a Carve Up!, establishing his reputation for darkly humorous satires of modern British life. Author: Jonathan Coe. Coe wrote this debut between 1984 and 1985 while completing his doctoral thesis at Warwick University, which focused on the intrusive narration techniques of Henry Fielding.