Today is my stop on the Sometimes is Bath blogtour and I am thrilled to introduce you to this captivating book.
Summary
The Stories and History of Britain's most elegant and intriguing city.
Sometimes In Bath is a captivating story tour through the city's history conducted by Charles Nevin, the award-winning journalist, national newspaper columist, author and humorist.
Beau Nash, Old King Bladud, Dr Johnson, Horation Nelson, the Emperor Haile Selassie and many more spring to life in episodes shimmering with the curious magic of our oldest resort, reliable source of good health, happiness and much more for the last 2000 years.
Each story has an afterword distinguishing the fiction from fact, adding enthralling historical detail and giving useful links to the city's many sights and fascinations.
Sometimes In Bath is warm, witty, wistful and will be loved by all who come to and from this most enchanting and enchanted of cities.
My Review
Author, Charles Nevin, introduces us to the city of Bath through a collection of stories using a unique blend of fiction, fact and humour, told through the escapades of historical and fictional characters.
My favourite story in the book, for reasons that will immediately become apparent, is Mr Bennett Goes Out. In this story Mr Bennett, yes, from Pride and Prejudice, visits the fair city of Bath and has an extraordinary adventure.
Each story is followed by afterword that describes how much artistic freedom the author has used with the characters in the story. Their story, their place in history is accompanied by their link, however tenuous, to Bath.
Throughout these short stories one picture emerges, and that is of an enchanting city, rich in history and charisma. So many characters in history and fiction have walked the streets of this delightful city and this book makes the reader wish to be one of them.
You can order a copy of Sometimes in Bath here
Book details
Title: Sometimes in Bath
Author: Charles Nevin
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Publication date: 28/10/2019
Isbn: 9781912881826
Thank you to Rachel from Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour and to Book Guild Publishing for sending me a gifted copy of this book.
