Wish You Were Here: England on Sea
England on Sea
$30.00
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2011
Summary
In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character - our snobbishness and willingness to laugh at ourselves, our attitudes to sex and fair play and our chequered relationship with national pride - has been forged against a backdrop of stormy skies and pebbly beaches. Covering everything from Agatha Christie to the Prince Regent via Billy Butlin and Brighton Rock, this is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with a deckchair, braved a sopping esplanade or felt the crunch of sand in a sandwich.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340935118 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340935111 |
| Author: | Travis Elborough |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Wonderful book… a great thundering roar of nostalgia for the LP record.’
Elborough is an English nostalgist in the mode of John Betjeman… as a cultural commentator [Elborough] is a terrific companion… Wish You Were Here is quirky, chatty, charming and optimistic - an ideal read for the English beach. - Frances Wilson, Sunday Times
Meticulously researched and trenchantly expressed, Wish You Were Here is as bright and breezy as a trip in a pleasure steamer. - Daily MailThe perfect beach book - Marie Claire [Elborough] has done his research thoroughly and writes with enormous wit and feeling. His book punches far above its weight in both style and substance. - Mail on Sunday a charming study of our national beachside frolics - Independent Timely, bittersweet beach reading - TelegraphTravis Elborough
Descending from a line that pioneered pirate-themed eateries and shell-shaded electric lamps, Travis grew up in Worthing on the Sussex coast. It is quite hard to grow up in a place where almost everyone else has gone to die.
He is the author of two acclaimed books, The Bus We Loved and The Long-Player Goodbye. He lives in London.
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