The Pie At Night
In Search of the North at Play
$52.85
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2016
Summary
Join Stuart Maconie as he clocks off in the North of England.
Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of England as a hardworking place. But, more than possibly anywhere else, the North has always known how to get dressed up, take itself out on the town and have a good time. After all, working and playing hard is its specialty, and Stuart Maconie is in search of what, exactly, this entails and what it tells us about the Nor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091933821 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 009193382X |
| Author: | Stuart Maconie |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Maconie’s enjoyment … is obvious, and he makes it just as enjoyable for his readers
Maconie’s enjoyment … is obvious, and he makes it just as enjoyable for his readers * Daily Mail *
Maconie’s engaging, conversational prose is full of telling detail, jokes and deft quotation … [he has a] rare ability to convey the sense of people having a really good time’ * Telegraph *
His engaging, conversational prose is full of telling detail, terrific jokes and unfailingly deft quotation * Daily Telegraph *
History and politics are lightly woven through this account of a changing society, told with Maconie’s typical gusto * New Statesman *
Maconie’s latest love letter to the North of England…is infectious, enlivened by terrific jokes * Radar Magazine, Sunday Telegraph *
About The Author
Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Based in the cities of Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie.
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