About

‘A thoroughly enjoyable tour of seaside towns, the people who live in them and adventures on beaches. Hilarious and revealing encounters accompanied by brilliant drawings.’

Arthur Smith

‘There is an authenticity in the storytelling throughout…This book is a reminder of our past trips to the seaside, and a notice of future ones to come.’

Tim Vyner, Professor of Illustration, Bath Spa University

Born and raised in seaside towns, Tom Sykes is the author of 4 books and articles for Private Eye, New Statesman, Declassified UK and many other outlets. Illustrator Louis Netter is published in World War III Illustrated, Adbusters, The Stranger Newspaper and Campaign Magazine. He is collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress. They are both Senior Lecturers at the University of Portsmouth.