The Children of Men
What is the setting of The Children of Men by P. D. James?
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The novel is set in the year 2021 in England. It begins in Oxford, which is where Theo lives because he is a lecturer at Oxford University. When he was married with a daughter he lived in Lathbury Road, which he was not happy about. It was too far out and the house was too large and too expensive.