A year in the troubled British Isles, leading up to the aftermath of Brexit (or not, as it may prove). A year in the troubled British Isles from the bestselling author of Heroic Failure . The Brexit Chronicles is a mordantly funny and perceptive account of a year in our troubled islands, leading up to the aftermath of Brexit (or not, as it may prove). It includes scathing portraits of the leading characters, including Johnson, and of the strange twists and turns that British politics has taken and the effects on our friends and neighbours.