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"Daeschner travels the United Kingdom in search of all things eccentric and extraordinary.... In his world, this is certainly cause for celebration..."
BOOKPAGE Read the review in full
"Absurd yet intriguing... An insightful travel narrative in the tradition of Bill Bryson's 'Notes from a Small Island"
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL Read the review in full
"An obsessive, down-and-dirty travelogue... Daeschner's forays into cussed British culture blur the lines between past and present. And his plunging into the bog to witness tradition in the making means we don't have to. He clearly passes the dope test."
TIME Magazine Read the review in full
"Immensely funny... best described as Bill Bryson meets Tony Hawks"
THE OBSERVER Read the review in full
"Energetic and exploratory...Atmospheric, entertaining travelogue."
KIRKUS Read the reviews
"A charming, affectionate, and hilarious book."
A COMMON READER Read the reviews
"You amaze me!"-RICHARD MADELEY
"You're an American wimp"-JUDY FINNIGAN
RICHARD & JUDY, Channel 4 TV Read the review in full
"We are mad for it"
The Sun Read the review in full
"In 'The Ordeal of Young Tuppy', PG Wodehouse describes a football game between two villages... JR Daeschner, an American who has lived here for 10 years, writes vividly about the real thing."
The Independent Read the review in full
"This book is so good, you can open it anywhere and find something interesting."
LBC RADIO James O'Brien
"'True Brits' makes 'The Wicker Man' look like a fly-on-the-wall documentary."
THE DUG OUT SPORTS SHOW
A mix of humorous anecdote and interesting analysis, True Brits has obvious appeal
THE BOOKSELLER
Three stars: "JR comes across as a genuine inquisitor, willing to risk acute embarrassment and injury for the chance to experience a piece of British eccentricity ... a suprisingly enjoyable read"
WANDERLUST MAGAZINE
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"JR is just about stupid enough to be an honorary Brit"
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