- Published: 15 July 2006
- ISBN: 9780099477457
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $27.99
Just As Well I'm Leaving
To the Orient With Hans Christian Andersen
- Published: 15 July 2006
- ISBN: 9780099477457
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $27.99
Beautifully written and highly entertaining...pacey, conversational and unpredictable... Like an earthier Bill Bryson and, whisper it, funnier
Independent on Sunday
Hilarious and deliciously cruel about Denmark... A surprising, passionate enquiry into this most enigmatic of men...should not be missed
Scotsman
Booth's control of his material shines through. The mix of right-on comedic travelogue and expert disquisition is engaging... Highly recommended
Times Literary Supplement
A clever book... Manages to function as both coherent biography and literary criticism... An astute, erudite book
Guardian
A romp in the pleasing company of master and apostle...as examples of the 'following in the footsteps' genre go, this one is livelier, wittier, better informed and more diligent than average
Scotland on Sunday
Booth is a pithy raconteur and has written a highly entertaining book
Time Out, Book of the Week