Book Details
312
September 27, 2022
Width: 5.50 in
Height: 8.50 in
“Travel tales of wagging tails, Around England With a Dog is warm, witty, wise and wonderful. Choyce is a masterful storyteller.” —Stephen Patrick Clare, editor of Celtic Life International Magazine
“Have dog, will travel! Nova Scotia’s intrepid author/surfer/traveller Lesley Choyce provides the full scoop, from the ground up, on Britain’s famous and not-so-famous hotspots on and off the beaten path. With its signature mix of gravitas and laugh-out-loud humour, this travelogue/memoir is choice Choyce – this much-loved writer at his disarmingly hilarious and heartfelt best. Roll over, Bill Bryson!” —Carol Bruneau, award-winning author of five novels and three story collections as well as essays, reviews and articles in newspapers, journals and anthologies nationwide
“‘Voyage and return’ is our oldest story form, as in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer’s Odyssey, and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. But let’s be honest here: not one of those stories is particularly funny. But Lesley Choyce’s Around England with a Dog is funny and interesting and epic (well, epic in its own way). It’s a wry ‘voyage and return’ story rich with captivating places, compelling characters and curious history, all in the company of a mildly neurotic, 11-inch-tall West Highland terrier of questionable continence. You can only imagine what happened. Better yet, don’t imagine it. Read it. I promise you’ll find Around England with a Dog a thoughtful and entertaining tale (and tail).” —Steven Laffoley, author of Unfiltered: An Irreverent History of Beer in Nova Scotia
“A thoroughly enjoyable armchair escape by a skilled and prolific author, recounting excursions through enticing parts of the world with his spouse and their furry travel companion.” —Bill Arnott, bestselling author of the Gone Viking travel saga and A Season on Vancouver Island
“Have dog, will travel! Nova Scotia’s intrepid author/surfer/traveller Lesley Choyce provides the full scoop, from the ground up, on Britain’s famous and not-so-famous hotspots on and off the beaten path. With its signature mix of gravitas and laugh-out-loud humour, this travelogue/memoir is choice Choyce – this much-loved writer at his disarmingly hilarious and heartfelt best. Roll over, Bill Bryson!” —Carol Bruneau, award-winning author of five novels and three story collections as well as essays, reviews and articles in newspapers, journals and anthologies nationwide
“‘Voyage and return’ is our oldest story form, as in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer’s Odyssey, and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. But let’s be honest here: not one of those stories is particularly funny. But Lesley Choyce’s Around England with a Dog is funny and interesting and epic (well, epic in its own way). It’s a wry ‘voyage and return’ story rich with captivating places, compelling characters and curious history, all in the company of a mildly neurotic, 11-inch-tall West Highland terrier of questionable continence. You can only imagine what happened. Better yet, don’t imagine it. Read it. I promise you’ll find Around England with a Dog a thoughtful and entertaining tale (and tail).” —Steven Laffoley, author of Unfiltered: An Irreverent History of Beer in Nova Scotia
“A thoroughly enjoyable armchair escape by a skilled and prolific author, recounting excursions through enticing parts of the world with his spouse and their furry travel companion.” —Bill Arnott, bestselling author of the Gone Viking travel saga and A Season on Vancouver Island