This is a typically Bryson-esque book in that the author looks at a common, everyday object (in this case his own 1850s Norfolk rectory) and from it extrapolates an extraordinary set of tales, stories and histories behind each of the rooms. From Hall to Attic, each space has it's own set of customs and practices that evolved over the centuries to become our 'normal'. Social history of the finest kind.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 73 Summer 2014 ) |
