SMELLING OF ROOKS: NINE YEARS IN THE NORFOLK ALPS (SALT)(PB)

Drawn from online posts written between 2015 and 2024, Smelling of Rooks gathers a decade of reflections, anecdotes and observations on everything from music, cats and motorcycles to politics, parenting and the perils of social media. Set against what he calls the 'Norfolk Alps', this accidental memoir captures Louis de Bernieres at ease with his life, his readers and his absurdities. There are riffs on the pleasures of cooking and DIY, portraits of friends and neighbours, the escapades of his children, and the unpredictable joys of country living.