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 was the biggest selling
non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body- A
Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human
body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.
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*
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