From the author of The Heart's Invisible Furies and in the wake of a hugely successful hardback publication, The Echo Chamber is 'uproariously funny. The world has never needed satire more urgently and Boyne delivers in spades.' (The Sunday Times) 'The funniest book I've read in ages. Savage but compelling' Ian Rankin 'A fearless romp with big laughs along the way' Graham Norton 'Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian' The Observer 'His relish is infectious' Times _____________________________ What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path. Powered by John Boyne's characteristic humour and razor-sharp observation, The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter, a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence, poised somewhere between farce, absurdity and oblivion. To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone. 'Sharp, funny, and beautifully written, but it's also a brilliant reflection on the landscape we now live in' Sunday Times bestselling author, Joanna Cannon

Details

ISBN13: 9781529176742
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 528
Edition:
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.8(L)x3.2(W)364
Weight (gm): 364

Author Biography

John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults, six novellas, six for younger readers, a picture book and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes, including most recently both the 2025 Prix Femina tranger and the 2025 Prix du Roman FNAC for The Elements . His novels are published in sixty languages. Twitter- @JohnBoyneBooks Instagram- @JohnBoyneAuthor

Reviews

An uproariously funny novel... John Boyne skilfully skewers the cruelties of social media and the absurdities of wokeness ... a brave and timely foray into the contemporary culture wars. * Financial Times *
A fearless romp with big laughs along the way * Graham Norton *
A comedy of manners and lack of manners ... good fun and cheeky as hell * Ryan Tubridy *
His relish is infectious * The Times *

Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian

* The Observer *
A blisteringly funny and razor sharp satire about social media, celebrity and political correctness. I laughed SO much * Hannah Beckerman *
Sharp, funny, and beautifully written, but it's also a brilliant reflection on the landscape we now live in * Sunday Times bestselling author, Joanna Cannon *
Great rollicking story-telling ... a terrific novel for our times. * Reader's Digest *

'Hugely enjoyable'

* Good Housekeeping *
John Boyne is at his wicked best... Excruciatingly funny * Saga *