A StoryTourist In Britain: With glimpses of Harry Potter, Jane Austen, Anne Perry, Elton John and much more: Volume 2 Paperback – Large Print, 8 Jan. 2015

I met Jan Barley five years ago in the Western Isles,Scotland on a trip with Aigas Field Centre and we have been corresponding ever since.I was eager to read her accounts of her travels in England as a story tourist,meeting well known writers and visiting places connected with their writing..Seeing England in such an unique way was very engaging,she describes the people and places she visited with good humour and charm.All the while dismissing the vagaries of the British weather and British idiosyncrasies . I can recommend this book,a chance to read about beautiful English locations through American eyes .Jan has travelled extensively in Scotland and I am hoping that in due course she will write of her journeys there which I am sure will be just as good as A Story Tourist in Britain. Pat Vincent.

With ancestry half Scottish and half English, this book was such a delight. Having never been to Britain (and I thank the author for her clever way of using "Britain" instead of messing with Great or the UK. You can tell immediately that I'm old.<G>Well! I loved this book, this book that showed me sites and places I have never enjoyed, nor shall I at this point.If you have the least interest in Britain and its often illustrious, treasure writers of any genre, this book will warm you and, perhaps sell you on taking the same sort of pleasure that the author displays so well.Between authors, their books, marvelous geography, and what attends all that, one could be very attempted to pack up and move there.Mrs. Barley's keen interest in things British is very clear and told with enthusiasm and, yes, love.Not wanted to be crass, yet I must say that the price is a gift. And after to buy and read your copy, buy one for your local library: I did.<G>

This is a special and very unique travel book. This book combines much more than what to see when in...! Sit back and read about Britain from various perspectives: tourist, author, travel guide and historian. I am lucky to call this author my friend and have listened to several stories of her travels. Reading this book is like sitting with Jan and hearing those stories of her journeys. One is there with her! I would have loved photos though Jan's writing is so wonderful that I frequently feel as if I can see these places. Sit back and enjoy. Pace yourself and take your time.