William Leith, author of The Hungry Years and Bits of Me Are Falling Apart, tells, in A Northern Line Minute, the darkly humorous tales of his escapades on the Tube - part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve lines of the London Underground, as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin
'People never tell you to have a pleasant journey in the underground, just as people will say 'enjoy your meal', but never 'enjoy your cigarette' if you're a smoker.'
The Northern Line is the Black Line, and William Leith's experience of it certainly reflects that. It's the line on which he has fought with his girlfriend, lost jobs, watched football teams lose, suffered anxiety attacks and been stuck underground. It's a story of London life.
The city is filled with stories. In twelve books, twelve writers tell their tales of London life, each inspired by a different Underground line. Some are personal, some are polemical; every one is unique.
Known for his personal writing and humour, William Leith is a journalist and author of, among others, The Hungry Years.
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