Bill Bryson : Neither Here Nor There - Travels in Europe

Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. Now he brings his unique brand of humour to travel writing again as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and heads for Europe. From Hammerfest in the far north, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia, he makes his way round this incredibly varied continent, retracing his travels as a student twenty years ago with caustic hilarity.

'Undoubtedly the most enjoyable travel book of the year' Time Out

'This is the travel book that every Inter-Rail vagrant would love to write; the Animal House of the genre' New Statesman and Society

'The funniest travel writing you're likely to encounter this year' Arena

'A breezy and entertaining account of what it is like to be utterly at sea in a continent most of his readers will regard as familiar' Independent on Sunday

'Hugely funny (not snigger-snigger funny, but great-big-belly-laugh-till-you-cry funny)' Daily Telegraph