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  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781910924204
  • Imprint: Watkins
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $34.00

Island Story



If Bill Bryson were a member of the Occupy generation, then his Britain would look something like this.

What is life like in England? Island Story weaves history and ideas telling a story of rebellion (think Brexit) and retail parks, migration and inertia, pessimism and disappearing ways of life, and a fiery, unrealized desire for collective belonging and power.

Skeptical and inquisitive, Taylor cycled all round Britain with only a rusty bike and a tent, interviewing and staying with strangers from all walks of life. Without a map and travelling with the most basic of gear, the journey revels in serendipity and schadenfreude.

Think you know the island? Island Story will have you think again.

  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781910924204
  • Imprint: Watkins
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $34.00

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