The Full English
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
From the author of 250,000-copy bestseller Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North A New Statesman nonfiction pick for 2023 A Bookseller One to Watch
Stuart Maconie Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Stuart Maconie possiede uno stile narrativo che unisce arguzia a una profonda comprensione della cultura britannica. I suoi scritti di viaggio, spesso incentrati su luoghi meno noti e sui loro abitanti, sono lodati per la loro autenticità e affetto per il soggetto. La prosa di Maconie è piena di acute osservazioni e riflessioni sulla vita moderna e sul suo legame con il patrimonio culturale. La sua capacità di catturare lo spirito di un luogo e della sua gente lo rende una voce distintiva nel panorama e nella società britannica.
'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I.
Hope and Glory
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
'These were the days that made us, and these are the day trips to find them.
Adventures on the High Teas
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Just where and what is “Middle England?” Is Slough really as bad as Ricky Gervais makes out? From Shakespeare to Midsomer Murders, Stuart Maconie goes in search of the truth, with plenty of stop-offs for tea and pastries.
Pies and Prejudice - In Search of the North
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
A northerner in exile, stateless and confused, hearing rumours of Harvey Nichols in Leeds and Maseratis in Wilmslow, Stuart goes in search of The North. Delving into his own past, this is a funny journey in search of where the cliches end and the truth begins.
Cider With Roadies
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Cider with Roadies is the true story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop.From Stuart's four minutes in a leisure centre with MC Hammer to four days in a small van with Napalm Death it's a life-affirming journey through the land where ordinary life and pop come together to make music.
