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Ben Aitken Books

    Ben Aitken's writing often stems from unconventional experiences and keen observation. His early work involved following in the footsteps of a popular travel writer across the UK, leading to a collection of humorous footnotes. Venturing further, Aitken relocated to Poland to immerse himself in a local fish and chip shop, an experience that became the basis for his subsequent book. Through these unique journeys, Aitken explores cultural nuances and personal adventures with a distinctive, engaging voice.

    A Chip Shop in Poznan
    Here Comes the Fun
    Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island
    The Gran Tour
    The Marmalade Diaries
    • The Marmalade Diaries

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      "Charming, touching and very very funny" — Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling authorONE HOUSE. TWO UNLIKELY HOUSEMATES.While hunting for a room in London, Ben Aitken came across one for a great price in a lovely part of town. There had to be a catch. And there was. The catch was an 85-year-old widow who doesn't suffer fools.Full of warmth, wit and candor, The Marmalade Diaries tells the story of an unlikely friendship built during an unlikely time. One of the pair, a grieving aristocrat in her mid-eighties. The other? A millennial snowflake. What could possibly go wrong? What could possibly go right?Out of the most inauspicious of soils - and from the author of The Gran Tour - comes a book about grief, family, friendship, loneliness, life, love, lockdown and marmalade.

      The Marmalade Diaries
      4.0
    • The Gran Tour

      • 306 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      One millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap.

      The Gran Tour
      3.7
    • "Long story short, I've decided to retrace your steps. Why? Because I'm bored. Take it from me, there's only so many tacos a guy can serve before he wants to put a pint of salsa down his windpipe"--Back cover.

      Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island
      3.4
    • Here Comes the Fun

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      FROM FISHING AND FLYING TO FRENCH COOKING - BEN AITKEN'S YEAR OF ACTIVELY PURSUING FUN.

      Here Comes the Fun
      3.5
    • A Chip Shop in Poznan

      My Unlikely Year in Poland

      • 356 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Why do the Poles leave Poland? Travel writer Ben Aitken booked a one-way ticket to Poznan to find out. This account of his year is a bittersweet portrait of an unsung country.

      A Chip Shop in Poznan