'Compelling... Part Bill Bryson, part Nick Hornby, part memoir and part pastiche... Light, lively and, above all, right: what every enthusiast should be expected to know' The Times
Marchant, IanIan Marchant has written two novels, In Southern Waters and The Battle for Dole Acre, and two works of non-fiction, The Longest Crawl and Parallel Lines. He used to run a second-hand bookshop, and is a comedian, singer, songwriter and cabaret performer.