Book description
Denis Lipman left London's East End for Washington, DC more than 20
years ago, but made an annual pilgrimage year after year to visit aging
parents, a pair of cantankerous, real-life Cockneys. He endured the
visits as best he could. Enter an American wife. Not content with a
grin-and-bear-it attitude, she declares that since each year's trip to
England was inevitable, it was to be enjoyed: see the sites, taste the
culture, go places! Against his will, our expat becomes a tourist in his
homeland and comes to discover it's not so bad after all. Through new
eyes, England is certainly better than he remembered! Enjoy a travel
memoir more carbolic than bucolic. Discover a place where the sun rarely
shines, where electricity is coin-operated, and where canned beans on
toast is a cornerstone of cuisine. Taste the real East End and tour with
a colorful, combative and fundamentally affectionate family as they rent
cottages, host outrageous relatives, meet the locals and discover the
English countryside. Denis Lipman is a seasoned creative and
commercial writer with experience in advertising and theatre. He is
partner in The Creative Shop, a Washington DC advertising and promotion
firm with clients from fast-food to airlines. He served as senior writer
with a number of DC advertising agencies and is a prize-winning
playwright, with credits in the UK and the US.
