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The hilarious, smart debut novel from the beloved comedian - perfect for your next book club read!
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It may be quiet in the suburbs, but it's far from peaceful . . . Oak Drive nestles tidily in an unassuming English town. Its uniform gardens overlook a small common and grand oak tree, which the street's residents survey with smug pride. It's a place...
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**The darkly comic fiction debut from beloved comedian and presenter Tom Allen**
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It may be quiet in the suburbs, but it's far from peaceful . . .
Oak Drive nestles tidily in an unassuming English town. Its uniform gardens overlook a small common and grand oak tree, which the street's residents survey with smug pride.
It's a place where it pays to sweat the small stuff. Bins should be placed back in position in a timely fashion, noise kept to a minimum past 9 pm. Sometimes, however, big problems come a calling - and all hell can break loose in sleepy suburbia.
Common Decency chronicles the lives and interactions of these neighbours, as they band together to save their tree from destruction at the hands of developers. As tensions rise and repressed resentments seep out, the secrets of Oak Drive threaten to shatter the well-ordered veneer, revealing some rather more surprising truths...
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529397482
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 158.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 531g
Pages: 320
About the Author
With his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom Allen has cemented himself as a household name and star on both stage and screen. He's best known as the hilarious co-host of Cooking with the Stars alongside Emma Willis and is a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice.
He's the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: No Shame, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Too Much. Common Decency is his debut novel. Tom's sold-out Completely tour of 2023 and 2024 was extended multiple times, selling over a hundred and fifty thousand tickets. He co-hosts the hit podcast Like Minded Friends alongside Suzi Ruffell, and can also be seen and heard hosting his brand-new visualised podcast Pottering, where he invites you into his garden for a chat and a stroll, alongside some very special guests.Also by Tom Allen
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