Derek Turner is an Irish-born, Lincolnshire-resident novelist and reviewer. He has written for The Economist, The Spectator, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Irish Times, Country Life, Literary Review and The Lady; his poetry has appeared in Quadrant. This book draws on twenty years exploring and reading about Lincolnshire.
'By some marvellous alchemic mirror, Edge of England shows how one rather overlooked county impacted national history, and vice versa. If this were not enough, Turner must also be counted among the finest prose-smiths working the English language today.' -- John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field 'A mellifluous and rich account of Lincolnshire's strange history, landscape and folklore.' -- Edward Parnell, author of Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country 'A fascinating, insightful and wonderfully researched study of a much neglected county. It draws out the rich history and all that is distinctive about Lincolnshire. A must-read for all yellow bellies and those not blessed with being born in the county.' -- Professor Lord Norton of Louth 'Full of evocative, and often elegiac, descriptions of our landscape and our wildlife, and full too of fascinating reflections on the history and people of Lincolnshire, this book should be on the shelves of everyone who knows and loves our perhaps unfashionable but wonderful county.' -- Lord Cormack of Enville