A superb work of research and is clearly and entertainingly written, sometimes intimidating in its attention to detail, but rarely dry
Daily Telegraph
A far-reaching, in-depth yet broadly-based history of London ... You don't have to be a Londoner to enjoy this heroic tale of people - and bricks and train-tracks triumphing to the detriment of green space
Independent
Barratt brilliantly tells the stories of the capital’s historical communities.
PD Smith, Guardian
A superb work of research and is clearly and entertainingly written, sometimes intimidating in its attention to detail, but rarely dry
Daily Telegraph
A far-reaching, in-depth yet broadly-based history of London ... You don't have to be a Londoner to enjoy this heroic tale of people - and bricks and train-tracks triumphing to the detriment of green space
Independent
Barratt brilliantly tells the stories of the capital’s historical communities.
PD Smith, Guardian
A superb work of research and is clearly and entertainingly written, sometimes intimidating in its attention to detail, but rarely dry
Daily Telegraph
A far-reaching, in-depth yet broadly-based history of London ... You don't have to be a Londoner to enjoy this heroic tale of people - and bricks and train-tracks triumphing to the detriment of green space
Independent
Barratt brilliantly tells the stories of the capital’s historical communities.