Description
About the Author
Born in one seaside town (Portsmouth) and raised in one next door (Hayling Island), Tom Sykes has been writing about all kinds of towns all over the world for twenty years. He is the author of The Realm of the Punisher (2018) and is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and Journalism at the University of Portsmouth. Louis Netter is Senior Lecturer in Illustration at the University of Portsmouth and is published in World War III Illustrated, Sub-Terrain, The Stranger Newspaper and Campaign Magazine.
Reviews
'An enjoyable read. The illustrations have a mutant Donald McGill vibe.'-- Will Self; 'This is a unique book . . . [with] a rigorous sense of the reasons for economic and cultural decline. . . This is a very radical book, but it is never propagandist or dull. It made me laugh aloud several times: the plight of the observers is very well drawn. It left me wanting more: more piers, more takeaways, more grubby stopovers.'-The London Magazine; 'Immersively gonzo, febrile and slapstick, written with the gusto of a gourmand relishing a (beggars') banquet.'-Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place and Nature; 'The mix of forensic observation of people by Sykes and the sketches by the very talented Louis Netter makes for a very unusual book indeed. . . If you want to read a very different travelogue of Britain then this is a brilliant place to start.'-Half Man, Half Book
Book Information
ISBN 9781838463076
Author Tom Sykes
Format Paperback
Page Count 146
Imprint Signal Books Ltd
Publisher Signal Books Ltd