Henry Hemming

“From the plastered quarters of the
velvet-pantalooned Marquess of Bath,
to the drafty Yorkshire sheep pen of
modern “witch” Sue Woodcock and
the Battersea-based atelier of Vivienne
Westwood, Hemming discovers a type
of person who remains indeterminable
by sex, class or creed”
Vogue

“An exciting and thoughtful exploration into eccentricity, which turns into an investigation of what it means to be English.”
Gay Times

“A madly funny read”
The Field

“A shrewd and thought-
provoking read”
Waterstones Books Quarterly

“Hemming writes well and
entertainingly”
Bookdealer

“Sensitive and revealing”
Good Book Guide

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“A funny, timely and moving encounter with a dying breed”
Jon Ronson

“Hilarious”
Daily Mail

“Hemming makes a convincing case for the ways in which eccentrics benefit any society or era"
Financial Times

“An intelligent and encouraging piece of writing”
Times Literary Supplement

“Hemming is a kindly collector and a champion of people who live as they see fit”
Metro

“An entertaining quest to understand our national identity”
thelondonpaper

“Hemming scours the land to discover that its beloved oddballs are alive and well … it still takes all sorts to make an England — and thank goodness for that.”
Tatler

“[Hemming is] an aficionado of the odd”
Time Out

“Hemming retells his encounters with such colour that at times it is like spending a long
weekend in a bed and breakfast run
by Tim Burton... made me feel glad
to be English again.”
The Bookseller