Clarissa's England
A gamely gallop through the English counties
Clarissa Dickson Wright author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Published:9th May '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Bestselling author of Spilling the Beans, takes her personal journey around the different regions of England
The quintessential Englishwoman Clarissa Dickson Wright, one of the Two Fat Ladies and author of Spilling the Beans, takes us on a personal journey through the country of her birth.
From Cornwall to Cumbria, Norfolk to Northumbria she brings her extraordinary knowledge, huge passion, forthright opinions and inimitable wit to the distinctive history and regional character of every corner of England.
In her cornucopia of local knowledge she reveals, for example, how Boudicca was the original Essex girl, that Lincolnshire has a coriander crop second only in size to India's, and just why a Cornish pasty should never contain carrots.
As much an entertaining narrative as it is a travel companion, Clarissa's England will amuse, enlighten, surprise and delight all those who read it.
An appetising, adventurous ramble around the country that's a book for any traveller, or simply an entertaining armchair companion * The Good Book Guide 2013 *
Her engaging county-by-county ramble is seasoned with memories, snatches of poetry and salty opinion... The book's idiosyncratic historical detours are reminiscent of 1066 and All That * i *
ISBN: 9781444729115
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 28mm
Weight: 308g
432 pages