The Great Escape

"A real heartwarming portrait of Britain and our love of time off. I couldn't put it down.” – Cathy Adams, The Times travel desk"How we spend our time off tells us a lot about who we are – and Thorpe understands that." – Tom Chesshyre___Discover how our favourite holiday traditions began in this entertaining and fascinating social history. Holidays. We dream of them, plan them and savour every moment of them. But where did the concept of “the holiday” come from? How has it