DISCOVERY OF BRITAIN (PB)

A history and tour of Britain which is panoramic and intimate, poignant and shocking, seriously funny, and enlightening in the most surprising way. In the assured company of the prize-winning author of The Discovery of France, and often from the unique vantage point of his bicycle, we encounter an entertaining cast of characters foreign and homegrown, drop in on places and events, and dwell on the successes and catastrophes across British history. From ancient settlements swallowed by the sea and the creation of Stonehenge to multiculturalism and recent political earthquakes.