{"product_id":"now-then-a-biography-of-yorkshire-by-rick-broadbe","title":"Now Then: A Biography of Yorkshire by Rick Broadbe","description":"\u003ch4\u003eTitle\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow Then: A Biography of Yorkshire \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781838957360\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Yorkshire Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWritten from the perspective of an exiled Yorkshireman this bestselling, award-winning author returns to his native county to discover and reveal its soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all know the tropes - Geoffrey Boycott incarnate, ferret-leggers and folk singers gambolling about Ilkley Moor without appropriate headgear - but why is Yorkshire God's Own County?\u003cbr\u003eExiled Yorkshireman Rick Broadbent sets out to find out whether Yorkshireness is something that can be summed up and whether it even matters in a shrinking world. Along the way he meets rock stars, ramblers and rhubarb growers as he searches for answers and a decent cup of tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow Then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a biographical mosaic of a place that has been victimised and stereotyped since the days of William the Conqueror. Incorporating social history, memoir and author interviews, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow Then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not a hagiography. Broadbent visits the scenes of industrial neglect and forgotten tragedy, as well as examining the truth about well-known Yorkshire figures and institutions. Featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Sheffield Outrages and the most controversial poem ever written, as well as a heroic dog, a lost albatross and a stuffed crocodile, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow Then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an affectionate but unsparing look at a county, its inhabitants and their flinty vowels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a funny, wise and searching account of a place that claims to have given the world its first football club and England its last witch-burning. It does include cobbles, trumpets and stiff-necked, wilful obstinacy, but it is also about ordinary Yorkshire and its extraordinary lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Broadbe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58356322304382,"sku":"sng17709","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/81RcrGjOFwL._SL1500.webp?v=1793364285","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/now-then-a-biography-of-yorkshire-by-rick-broadbe","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}