<p><b>Award-winning author Simon Winder takes us through the legacy of one of Britain's most influential and enduring cultural figures, James Bond. </b><br><b><br>'An entertaining romp through the literary and cinematic heartland of James Bond country' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b>'A hilarious blend of cultural history, biography and memoir' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>After victory in World War II, Britain was a relieved but also a profoundly traumatized country. Simon Winder, born into this nation of uncertain identity, fell in love (as many before and since) with the man created as the antidote, a quintessentially British figure of great cultural significance: James Bond. Written with passion, wit and a great deal of personal insight and affection, this book is his wildly amusing attempt to get to grips with Bond’s legacy and the difficult decades in which it rea
