ðə bˈʊk ɪz sˈʌbɪɾəld ɐn ɛkskˈɜːʃən, ænd dˈiːlz wɪð tˈuː dʒˈɜːniz wˌɪtʃ tˈʊk plˈeɪs æɾə dˈɪstəns ʌv tˈaɪm; ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə sˈɪsᵻli ɪnðə fˈɪftiz ænd hɪz sˈɜːtʃ fɚðɪ ɛpˈɑːnɪməs kˈʌntɹi ˈɪn ɪn ɐ ɹᵻmˈoʊt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɛnt kˈʌntɹɪsˌaɪd æz ɐn ˌædəlˈɛsənt.
The book is subitled 'An Excursion', and deals with two journeys which took place at a distance of time; a visit to Sicily in the Fifties and his search for the eponymous country inn in a remote part of the Kent countryside as an adolescent.