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On This Holy Island : A Modern Pilgrimage Across Britain -- A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR - Oliver Smith Crime*** A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ***"Excellent. immensely well researched and playful. Smith has written something special." Patrick Galbraith, The Times"Imaginative and engaging" Country LifeAcclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of `pilgrimage' in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to new pilgrimages of the 21st century. He embarks
while spending long summers at home
Li-Young Lee and Roger Robinson
a turbulent love story unfolds - one that would forever reshape our perception of totalitarianism
public executions were held in the city with heads displayed on spikes
when he tried dancing on live TV in front of millions
From secluded mews and undiscovered cafes to flower markets and tree-lined streets
his fame propels him to the heart of classical Greece in fifth century BC - a time of political upheaval
for too long framed as a condition for restless little boys
the things that make you you - and you'll never even know anything changed
While nursing The Hangover from Hell
Accessible and lively
Thousands of American GIs are stationed across eastern England building airfields to bomb Nazi Germany and Cambridge's dance halls and pubs are a hot spot for Yanks on leave