Lipman, Denis. A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns.(Brief article)(Book review)

Lipman, Denis. A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns. Jan. 2010. c.320p. ISBN 978-1-934848-24-1. pap. $16.95. TRAV

Here Lipman (partner, the Creative Shop), a longtime U.S. resident and commercial writer, packs up his wife and baby daughter for a series of visits to his elderly, quarrelsome parents, who still live in the tiny home in East London where he grew up. Lipman set out to explore the England he never saw as a child, with his bemused parents in tow. He peppers his book with amusing stories, e.g., being tossed out of Harrod's department store for wearing cut-off jeans, and …