Robert Shore

A book to put the Midlands back on the map. Everyone knows what they think of the North and South of England — the clichés abound. But what about that big, anonymous stretch of land in between: the Midlands? Despite being home to around a third of the English population, it's a region that seems to have neither purpose nor identity. In this humorous exploration, the author — a Midlander exiled in London — sets off on a tour of the country's...