Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
An uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Format: 2nd trade paperback printing
Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.
Publishing Info: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1998
ISBN: 9780771017049
"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it."
After nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson - bestselling author of The Mother Tongue and Made in America -decided to return to the United States. ("I had recently read," Bryson writes, "that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed me.") But before departing, he set out on a grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.
Veering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, Notes from a Small Island is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.About the Author: Bill Bryson's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, Notes from a Small Island, Notes from a Big Country, In a Sunburned Country, A Short History of Nearly Everything (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, At Home, and One Summer. He lives in England with his wife.
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