- Biography, British National characteristics, Coasts, Description and travel
In this beautifully written book, the bestselling author of "Bad Land" turns a voyage along the serpentine coast of his native England into an occasion for meditations on his country, his childhood, and the elusive notion of home.
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Contemplative, character-led, warm and grave.
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Jonathan Raban
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 302
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics), Penguin Books, Simon and Schuster
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780736616324
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