Synopsis
'Graham Robb has found a new format for writing history just as Craig Brown found a fresh way to write biography' – Alan Johnson
'Robb tumbles into British history with an infectious enthusiasm . . . immensely entertaining' – Chris Bryant, author of The Glamour Boys
Taking the reader on a time-travelling adventure around the 'spindly, sea-wracked islands' we call home, The...
Details
02 October 2025464 pages
9781035026111Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Robb tumbles into British history with an infectious enthusiasm . . . immensely entertainingChris Bryant, author of The Glamour Boys
A dazzling and dizzyingly wonderful roam through Britain's past. This is history writing as you've never read it before – enchanting and truly exciting'Jack Cornish, author of The Lost Paths
Engagingly rediscovers Britain's past in unexpected ways, melding memory and observation with history and geographyBrian Groom, author of Made in Manchester
