ARGONAUT BOOKS

Simon Armitage's humorous account of the North steers clear of the picturesque Lake District and the big cities of Manchester and Newcastle. Instead he focuses on the area of West Yorkshire, the land of Jarvis Cocker, Geoffrey Boycott and Bernard Ingham. Reviews A joy. Celebrates the real world and revels in its mad glorySunday Times - Sue TownsendI was irresistibly reminded of Alan Bennett - there is the same wry humour, wonderfully telling selection of detail or remark . . . a fine balance of humour and poignancyThe TimesThe salty prose of an original poetic voiceObserver ...Read More