From its hard-to-find origins as a city with a major medieval influence, to the relics of its industrial boom as a centre for making cloth and clocks, cars and bikes; from the legacy of its rebirth after WWII destruction by the German Luftwaffe to the forward-looking changes brought about by its UK City of Culture 2021 status, this guidebook reveals Coventry's hidden gems, old and new, for anyone keen to explore off the beaten track.

Rob was born and raised in Coventry, before following a publishing career in London. He has been a magazine writer and editor for more than 20 years, and also writes fiction. Today he lives in Rugby, just outside Coventry where many of his family remain, and enjoys watching it change and evolve at exhilarating speed.