Wish You Were Here: England on Sea
Wish You Were Here: England on Sea
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Summary
A fascinating look into how and why the English love to be beside the seaside.
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Wish You Were Here: England on Sea by Travis Elborough
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.
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 Mail *
[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 * Telegraph *
The perfect beach book * Marie Claire *
Meticulously researched and trenchantly expressed, Wish You Were Here is as bright and breezy as a trip in a pleasure steamer. * Daily Mail *
[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 * Telegraph *
The perfect beach book * Marie Claire *
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340935118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340935111 |
| Title | Wish You Were Here: England on Sea |
| Author | Travis Elborough |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2011-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |