![]() ![]() In the movie, the terrific Emma Thompson played Bryson’s wife, and in real life, Bryson’s wife is indeed English. Bryson is perhaps best known for A Walk in the Woods, which was recently made into a movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. But I can visit via books (and blogs!), and it was with great pleasure that I read Bill Bryson’s The Road to Little Dribbling. How could I not fall in love?įor a variety of reasons, it is highly unlikely that I will ever return to England. Tolkien, three very different but nonetheless brilliant writers. ![]() Finally, England is the home of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and J.R.R. This was only emphasized by the flowers-even the smallest yard had pots of spilling color-the wonderful tea, and the large number of dogs who were out and about with their people. For me, it was love at first sight, and as our friends very kindly drove us from beautiful spot to beautiful spot, I knew I had found my heart’s home. Their cottage was just outside Whitby, tucked among rolling hills and a vista so broad that it seemed you could see halfway across the country. About thirty years ago, my mother and I went to England to visit friends from Maine who had moved to North Yorkshire. ![]()
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