HERE, THERE, BUT NOT QUITE EVERYWHERE!
If you’ve ever fancied a tour around Britain (or Paris, Mexico, and Italy), then there’s no better companion than Roz Morris. She’s in blistering form with this delightful, wry memoir which boldly celebrates the small, everyday dramas that make up life’s rich tapestry. Roz’s adventures include a trip to her childhood home in Cheshire, with its distant views of the Jodrell Bank telescope, and a garden path that disappeared under the neighbour’s house. For those interested in the afterlife, a visit to an East Sussex Cryonics community and their body preserving facility could be just the ticket.
Roz has a great eye for the genially absurd and a gift for finding people who regard themselves as normal, everyday folk even if the rest of the world might beg to differ! The Glastonbury tour guide and his Arthurian soulmate are one example, along with the young man who travels from Somerset to Westhumble in Surrey to spring a surprise visit on his pen pal. Nothing wrong with that you might think, except the pair have never met and he’s head over heels in love with the unsuspecting young woman!
What makes this book so delightful is that Roz doesn’t mock the people she writes about. She has a knack for getting them to open-up and the reward is an endearing collection of anecdotes and memorable encounters deliciously brought together in an uplifting piece of writing.
Reviewed by Juliette Foster
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