Deftly weaving history and politics in engaging, conversational prose, The Full English is a love-letter to England written in Maconie’s inimitable style. As we wend our way through towns and cities, by Megabus and Avanti train, we meet a rich cast of characters and delve into the seldom-explored crevices of our national psyche. J.B. Priestley’s English Journey, published 90 years ago, transcends its 30s origins to speak to our troubled present: scathing about vested interests, intensely patriotic and politically progressive. Now, Stuart Maconie undertakes his own inventory of the English and Englishness, with Priestley’s thirties itinerary as guide. Following in Priestley’s footsteps hither and thither across our tiny nation, Maconie’s crowning achievement is popular, timely and entertaining.