Inspired by George Orwell, Paul Moody and Robin Turner take a nostalgic road trip around Britain in search of the perfect pub. ‘A deeply satisfying travelogue’ Stuart Maconie
From the Back Cover
Looking for the Moon Under Water
Updated with a new postscript
In 1946, George Orwell, a man fond of a pint wrote about his favourite pub, The Moon Under Water, in his Evening Standard column. But it didn’t actually exist. it was Orwell’s vision of a perfect pub. Today, Wetherspoon have fourteen Moon Under Waters, and the nation is awash with identikit, high street lounge bars competing for a dwindling clientele.
Paul moody and Robin Turner’s road trip around Britain, therefore, is not just a search for the perfect pub. It is a deeper investigation into what has happened to British pub culture, once the toast of the world. Along the way, they consult a host of micro-brewers, landlords, politicians, bloggers and barroom philosophers. What emerges is a picture of the country as seen through a pint glass, a vision that goes to the heart of what it means to be British.
‘Inspiring’ John Harris, Guardian
‘Timely and Heartfelt’ Pete Brown, Beer Writer of the Year 2012
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