The number one Sunday Times bestseller- Bill Bryson's first travel book for fifteen years - a brand new journey around Britain.
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling
books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small
Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of
the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island
was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work
of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the
Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and is the biggest selling
non-fiction book of the 21st century. The Body- A Guide for
Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize
and is an international bestseller.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
Warm, funny, thoughtful, sometimes grumpy. An absolute joy.
+ in Country Life:
I snorted with laughter…The Road to Little Dribbling is
consistently and unendingly fabulous…I intend on buying a copy for
everyone I know.
*Clare Balding*
Fans should expect to chuckle, snort, snigger, grunt, laugh out
loud and shake with recognition…a clotted cream and homemade jam
scone of a treat.
*Sunday Times*
Is it the funniest travel book I’ve read all year? Of course it
is.
*Daily Telegraph*
There were moments when I snorted out loud with laughter while
reading this book in public…He can be as gloriously silly as
ever.
*The Times*
Bryson has no equal. He combines the charm and humour of Michael
Palin with the cantankerousness of Victor Meldrew and the result is
a benign intolerance that makes for a gloriously funny read.
*Daily Express*
Everybody loves Bill Bryson, don’t they? He’s clever, witty,
entertaining, a great companion…his research is on show here,
producing insight, wisdom and startling nuggets of information…Bill
Bryson and his new book are the dog’s bollocks.
*Independent on Sunday*
At its best as the history of a love affair, the very special
relationship between Bryson and Britain. We remain lucky to have
him.
*Financial Times*
The truly great thing about Bryson is that he really cares and is
insanely curious…Reading his work is like going on holiday with the
members of Monty Python.
*Mashable*
At last, Bill Bryson has got back to what he does best - penning
travel books that educate, inform and will have you laughing out
loud...I was chuckling away by page four and soaking up his
historic facts to impress my mates with. Sure to be a
bestseller.
*Sun*
Stuffed with eye-opening facts and statistics..... Bryson's charm
and wit continue to float off the page....Recognising oneself is
part of the pleasure of reading Bryson's mostly affable rants about
Britain and Britishness.
*Daily Mail*
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