My Holidays Book

The East-End minimalist is back with a tantalizing collection of down-to-earth travel stories. From the author of Misadventures and Appleby House comes another volume of true-life tales. In My Holidays, Sylvia Smith remembers in precise and amusing detail the various trips she has taken, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight in 1962, right up to her catastrophic holiday to New York in 2001. Jinxed traveller that she is, Sylvia good-humouredly conjures up the difficulties that beset a nice East End girl on holiday: whether it be a fight in a Paris strip club, struggling to change out of her swimsuit with an audience of two fascinated German men, or learning to ski. The result is one of the most refreshing and amusing travel books of our time, and another Sylvia Smith classic. - Tp will be published with a 'summer' cover. - Sylvia Smith is a publishing phenomenon, with previous titles acquiring cult status, well-known fans (such as Dan Rhodes) and rave reviews: 'Against all probability, Smith draws us in... If her style were to be translated into an object, it would be an antimacassar or a crocheted, white lace doily.' - ObserverRead More