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LAKELAND LARKS, LAUGHTER & LUNACIES

       OF AN UNMOTORISED LAKE DISTRICT WALKER


       Anna Nolan




                                                                   ISBN 978-1-916668-94-2




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                                                                 Publication:   27  JUNE 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9781916668942
                                                                 Price:          £8.99
                                                                 Binding:        Paperback

                                                                 Format:         198 x 129 mm
                                                                 Extent:         184 pp
                                                                 Illustrated:  None
                                                                 Thema:          DNC Memoir



                                                                 Author location: Cumbria
                                                                 Book location: Lake District

                                                                    •  A  quirky  memoir  about  the  travails  and
                                                                        tribulations  of  Anna  Nolan’s  car-less
                                                                        exploration of the Lake District.
                                                                    •  Anna  Nolan  spends  her  time  climbing  the
                                                                        Lakeland  mountains  and  leads  a  walking
                                                                        group.
                                                                    •  The book features a selection of photographs
                                                                        from  the  authors  personal  collection

         Anna Nolan is a Polish linguist, educationalist, author and satirist      showcasing the beautiful landscape.
         with a penchant for irreverent satire and comic verse, humour being   Lakeland Larks, Laughter and Lunacies is a quirky memoir
         in her DNA. Besotted with the English language, Anna worked as a   poking fun at the travails and tribulations of Anna Nolan’s
         teacher  of  English,  broadcaster  at  the  BBC,  manager  of  public   car-less  exploration  of  the  Lake  District,  her  home  and
         examinations  and  developer  of  national  qualifications  in  both   playground, and reflecting her Polish ebullience.
         England  and  Scotland.  Now  retired,  she  writes,  climbs  Lakeland
         mountains and leads a walking group.                    This exuberant and frolicsome book is shot through with
                                                                 humour,  suffused  with  satire  and  drenched  in  comedy,
                                                                 striving  to  strike  a  balance  between  her  mountain
                                                                 escapades and mishaps on one hand and jocular musings
                                                                 and satirical asides on the other. The latter touch on a wide
                                                                 range of topics including the hilarities arising out of culture
         Sales: Star Book Sales LLP                              clashes  between  native  Britons  and  a  foreigner  in  their
         T: 01404 515050                                         midst, the quirks of human nature and the delights of a more
         E: enquiries@starbooksales.com                          mature age.

         Orders: Troubador Publishing
         Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk                             Lakeland  Larks,  Laughter  and  Lunacies  is  a  series  of
         0116 279 2299                                           humorous  anecdotes  and  witty  digressions  richly
                                                                 interspersed  with  comic  verse  with  no  particular
         Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change
         without notice.           11/01/2024                    chronology, which makes it perfect for being dipped in and
                                                                 out.
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