Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

He and his family now live in the United States. He settled in England in 1977, and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. Since it was first published in 1995, Notes from a Small Island has never been far from the top of the bestsellers lists, and has sold over one and a half million copies.īill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. The resulting book was a eulogy to the country that produced Marmite, George Formby, by-elections, milky tea, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, Gardeners' Question Time and people who say 'Mustn't grumble.' Britain would never seem the same again. Bill Brysons bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and A Short History of Nearly Everything (which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Unions highest literary award). From Downing Street to Loch Ness, this is a delightful look at the United Kingdom. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. But before leaving his much-loved Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around old Blighty, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had for so long been his home. Featuring an all-new cover, New York Times bestseller Bill Bryson's irrevent and hilarious journey through the beloved island nation he called home for two decades.

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al.

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson