The fact that the book is named after a street in London’s upmarket Primrose Hill, home to the rich and famous, underlines Weldon’s belief that no one is likely to be spared.
“It seems to me a perfectly possible outcome within four years,” said Weldon, a leading British author most commonly associated with the feminist movement.
“Unless we are very, very lucky, there will be a double dip, there will be inflation, there will be a collapse of the currency so you go back to bartering between nations,” the 77-year-old told Reuters in an interview.