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Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire
Ian McMillan
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Description for Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire
Paperback. The author embarks on a journey around Yorkshire, starting in the village has lived in his entire life. In this book, he tries to discover what lies at the heart of Britain's most distinct county and its people. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
I'm going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. I'm going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I don't want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the job, getting gloriously lost, turning up where I shouldn't. I'm going to confirm or deny the cliches, holding them up to see where the light gets in. Yorkshire people are tight. Yorkshire people are arrogant. Yorkshire people eat a Yorkshire pudding before every meal. Yorkshire ... Read more
I'm going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. I'm going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I don't want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the job, getting gloriously lost, turning up where I shouldn't. I'm going to confirm or deny the cliches, holding them up to see where the light gets in. Yorkshire people are tight. Yorkshire people are arrogant. Yorkshire people eat a Yorkshire pudding before every meal. Yorkshire ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091959968
SKU
V9780091959968
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About Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan was born in 1956 in Darfield, a village near Barnsley, where he still lives. He always wanted to be a writer but all the books he got out of the library were written by people who lived in Surrey, not the Yorkshire Coalfield. He attended North Staffordshire Polytechnic, was a drummer in Barnsley's first folk-rock band and worked ... Read more
Reviews for Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire
A love letter to Yorkshire ... enjoyably so
Book of the Week
Daily Mail
A force of nature
Guardian
Inching towards the status of a national treasure
Andy Kershaw World-class - one of today's greatest poetry performers
Carol Ann Duffy With McMillan, you feel a ... Read more
Book of the Week
Daily Mail
A force of nature
Guardian
Inching towards the status of a national treasure
Andy Kershaw World-class - one of today's greatest poetry performers
Carol Ann Duffy With McMillan, you feel a ... Read more