false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223665124m/386675.jpg 386675 3 <I>Yes We Have No: Adventures in the Other England</I> is a dazzling, brilliant book, brimming with brutal truths--so much so it's amazing it ever saw the ink of American printing presses. In an industry that practically mandates that travel books paint foreign countries in romantically glowing colors and their residents be portrayed at worst as mischievous angels, Cohn emerges with the fresh slap of honesty, capturing on paper a group of sometimes grisly, sometimes mad, and often timeworn characters who push on with dignity and usually at least a dash of hope.<p> After growing up in Northern Ireland and rollicking a bit in the British music scene, Cohn settles into an English village so perfect and sleepy that for many years it seems untouched by time. When modernity strikes--in the form of a surly new neighbor who composes ad jingles--Cohn cuts his ties to idyllic living. In a miniature car driven by a feisty, if nearly dwarf-sized, female Odinist--the cult revival of the Norse god is but many of the discoveries he makes--Cohn sets out to the far corners of England, from depressed coal towns to New Age campgrounds, seeking modern English truth.<p> He finds, among others, a karaoke king, a psychic social worker, a gay transvestite-turned-straight family man, a lunatic wandering on foot town to town searching for the boyfriend who dumped her, a businessman-turned-politician who is running as the anti-Christ in the upcoming election, and a lonely widower whose only remaining valuable is shredded by a punk. In these deftly drawn sketches there is often one day that changes a life--for good or for evil--with the remaining days and years following like cars pulled by a train, fueled by blind hope or dashed dreams. Together, these portraits of those who've been brushed aside or have fallen into the cracks reflect an untold England, not one of cricket and foxhunts, but a society molded by or thrashing against the onward marching of change. <I>--Melissa Rossi</I> 376321 1999 Yes We Have No: Adventures in the Other England total:8|5:1|4:5|2:2| 8 29 16 4 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 04 10:04:28 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 21:51:37 -0800 2008 2 0 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 10:28:02 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:22:24 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 13:48:21 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 13:49:45 -0700 2007 4 0 true false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Sep 16 20:50:56 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 20:57:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 05:33:35 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 05:33:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 16:58:34 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:58:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 11:35:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:35:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 15:57:13 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:57:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 26 16:40:29 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 16:40:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 02 11:33:33 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 11:33:33 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Aug 05 16:58:18 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 16:58:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 04 05:34:03 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 05:34:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 26 03:02:29 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 03:02:37 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Dec 16 08:07:17 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 08:07:17 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Sep 15 08:48:20 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 08:48:20 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jul 16 11:18:47 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 11:18:47 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=386675