In the original dustsheet. Yellow cloth binding with blue title on the spine.

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We talk about the weather a lot. It exasperates, confounds and on occasion delights us. Our national conversation is dominated by the weather, but how much do we really know about it? In Bring Me Sunshine, Charlie Connelly sets off on the trail of our island obsession.

Review: I’m a fan of Mr Connelly’s books and looked forward to this one being published. It’s basically a series of chapters about the various components of the weather, e.g. wind, snow, fog etc being amongst the themes. The book is researched in detail in places, with interesting back up anecdotes about pioneers like Beaufort and Fitzroy. There were some rather weak sections where the author tried to persuade the reader about the personal influence aspects of the weather had had on him. I was surprised that the book made so little reference to events and people in “Attention All Shipping”, Mr Connelly’s previous book where he visits the sea areas of the Met Office forecast. Overall, I didn’t find it a thrilling read, but a comfortable and generally engaging one.