What a treat to arrive back in the good ol’ US of A to find the following waiting for me from the thoughtful LanierHgts!
My request this year was “anything fantasy/sci-fi/fiction…really what would be helpful is books on London culture, as I could do some research before I move(!) next year…but that’s onerous, so see above!” I should have known better, that a Cannonballer never shies away from the harder ask.
While I haven’t kept up with Bill Bryson’s latest works as much, A Short History of Nearly Everything remains one of my all time favorites and his travelogues are always a blast (one on Australia made me laugh so hard a Vietnamese policeman came over to see if I were alright). So I’m glad to own a copy of Notes From a Small Island and look forward to making my own…I know less about Craig Taylor, but the blurb on the cover suggests it’ll be plenty complementary.
Thank you!!! And happy holidays to all 🙂
