Cheek by Jowl: A History of Neighbours
"Emily Cockayne's spry, beady-eyed socio-historical study of nine centuries of neighbourly behaviour from medieval to modern is intelligent, instructive and brightly funny" -- Iain Finlayson The Times "The best kind of social history with plenty of fascinating - and gruesome - facts" Independent "Original, humorously historical and wittily anecdotal" Saga Magazine "Cockayne draws us in with engaging narratives, vivid descriptions, and lurid details of repulsive yet riveting aspects of intimacy" -- Hilary French Architectural Review "A fine book packed with generosity, rivalry, misbehaviour, snobbery, love, murder and politics" -- Alistair Mabbott The Herald