Yank Back to England (Electronic book text)

Denis Lipman left Londons 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 years 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 its 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.