The Busy Narrow Sea

‘Engagingly written, and brilliantly researched, a treasure trove packed with rich nuggets of information. I loved and devoured it.’ – Peter James ‘A perfectly timed narrative history … No one who crosses the Channel can fail to learn from, and enjoy, this original and absorbing book.’ – Patrick Marnham It was half a million years ago that Britain first parted from Europe. As ice melted, water smashed through the chalky land bridge that separated Britain from the continent of Europe, forming wha