Adventures on the High Teas: In Search of Middle England

from Ma_Washigeri

Had a laugh. But there wasn't enough of a structure so it all bumbled on rather and I had to skip a lot of the last chapters to get to the end.

from eglinton

Not too much depth, but a pleasant read. Maconie writes well, and is an amiable and knowledgeable companion on a bummel around diverse places and aspects of 'Middle England'. It's a bit hard to define exactly what that does or doesn't include, but why bother? that might spoil the fun of this ecle...

from LadyoftheLodge

I had high hopes for this one, but had to skip through a lot of the chapters as the author seemed to go on endlessly. I was not familiar with many of the names and places he mentions, since I am not British. I liked the chapters about music and literature. Definitely not Bill Bryson.

from Ma_Washigeri

Had a laugh. But there wasn't enough of a structure so it all bumbled on rather and I had to skip a lot of the last chapters to get to the end.

from mstrust

Maconie is a London music writer and t.v. host from Middle England, what seems to be the equivalent of the Midwest in America. On the surface, this book has him traveling to small towns and villages that tend to be overlooked in favor of places like London or Birmingham. It appears to be essays t...