A Year in the Life: Adventures in British Subcultures

Lucy Leonelli, a partner in a headhunting firm, decided to hit the pause button on her career and explore twenty-six wildly different subcultures for a year, living with battle re-enactors, circus performers, hill baggers, Morris dancers, naturists, trainspotters, yogis, zeitgeist political activists, and more. A Year in the Life charts her adventure, including singing naked karaoke with naturists, jumping from one very high place to another with parkour daredevils, partying in tight latex with self-proclaimed vampires, and fighting the undead in an epic LARP battle. It explores the importance of community, the unquenchable human thirst for a sense of belonging, how misguided our own prejudices can be, and how opening the door to others can help us learn about ourselves.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 20 January 2022
Publisher: Unbound

Lucy Leonelli, a partner in a headhunting firm, felt restless in her life and decided to take a year off to explore twenty-six wildly different subcultures. She lived with battle re-enactors, circus performers, hill baggers, Morris dancers, naturists, trainspotters, yogis, zeitgeist political activists, and more, experiencing their social rituals and customs. A Year in the Life charts her adventure, including singing naked karaoke with naturists, jumping from one very high place to another with parkour daredevils, partying in tight latex with self-proclaimed vampires, and fighting the undead in an epic LARP battle. It highlights the importance of community in an increasingly isolating society, the unquenchable human thirst for a sense of belonging, the misguided nature of our own prejudices, and how opening the door to others can lead to self-discovery.

Weight: 334g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800180505