BILL BRYSON
u003cpu003eu003cbu003e"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it."u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAfter nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson-bestsellingauthor of The Mother Tongue and Made in America-decided to returnto the United States. ("I had recently read," Bryson writes, "that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another,so it was clear that my people needed me.") But before departing, he set out ona grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eVeering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, u003ciu003eNotes from a Small Islandu003c/iu003e is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.u003c/pu003e"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it."u003cpu003eAfter nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson-bestselling author of ,iu003eThe Mother Tongueu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eMade in Americau003c/iu003e-decided to return to the United States. ("I had recently read," Bryson writes, "that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed me.") But before departing, he set out on a grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. u003cpu003eVeering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, Notes from a Small Island is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.
