Overview
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens. We all had the basic rules of punctuation drilled into us at school, but punctuation pedants have good reason to suspect they never sank in. ‘Its Summer!’ screams a sign that sets our teeth on edge. ‘Pansy’s ready’, we learn to our considerable interest (‘Is she?’) as we browse among the bedding plants. It is not only the rules of punctuation that have come under attack but also a sense of why they matter. In this runaway bestseller, Lynne Truss takes the fight to emoticons and greengrocers’ apostrophes with a war cry of ‘Sticklers unite!’
Full Product Details
Author: Lynne Truss
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.170kg
ISBN: 9780007329069
ISBN 10: 0007329067
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 01 October 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'A punctuation repair kit. Passionate and witty!fresh and funny.' Independent 'If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I'd nominate her for sainthood.' Frank McCourt 'I laughed, I howled, and I immediately wanted to join the militant wing of the Apostrophe Society. This is great stuff: genuine, heartfelt and rousing.' Jenny Colgan 'Enchanting, full of jokes and anecdotes and information. It makes you love punctuation; you want to conserve what is left and perhaps call for more of it.' Sunday Telegraph 'It can only be a matter of time before the government seizes the chance to appoint [Truss] minister for punctuation. The manifesto is already written.' Guardian 'Truss deserves to be piled high with honours.' John Humphrys, Sunday Times 'Worth its weight in gold.' Independent
'A punctuation repair kit. Passionate and witty...fresh and funny., Independent 'If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I,d nominate her for sainthood., Frank McCourt 'I laughed, I howled, and I immediately wanted to join the militant wing of the Apostrophe Society. This is great stuff: genuine, heartfelt and rousing., Jenny Colgan 'Enchanting, full of jokes and anecdotes and information. It makes you love punctuation; you want to conserve what is left and perhaps call for more of it., Sunday Telegraph 'It can only be a matter of time before the government seizes the chance to appoint [Truss] minister for punctuation. The manifesto is already written., Guardian 'Truss deserves to be piled high with honours., John Humphrys, Sunday Times 'Worth its weight in gold., Independent
Author Information
Lynne Truss began her writing life as a literary journalist, editing the books section of The Listener magazine between 1986 and 1990. Since then she has kept a high profile as a journalist, writing for The Times as a critic, columnist and sportswriter (shortlisted for Sportswriter of the Year 1997); for Woman's Journal (Columnist of the Year, 1996); and more recently as a critic for the Daily Mail and The Sunday Times, where she is a regular book reviewer. She has published six books, including three novels, With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, Tennyson's Gift and Going Loco. Her book on punctuation, Eats, Shoots and Leaves, was the publishing phenomenon of 2003. She has also written many scripts for BBC Radio 4, including dramas, sitcoms and talks. She appears regularly on the network presenting features and taking part in discussions.
