Peas & Queues by Sandi Toksvig
Should you sign your text messages with an 'x'? Which of your friends do you ask to be your best man? Who are you supposed to kiss and when - and is it one kiss or two? This title offers comfort and guidance on the social pitfalls of every phase of life, from christenings to condolence letters.
[Toksvig is a] national treasure and doyenne of Radio 4 * Guardian *
There are three things you immediately notice about Sandi ToksvigHer height, her wit and her distinctive voice ... it's rip-roaring stuff, and it translates to the page, too. * Independent on Sunday *
An entertaining guide to modern manners, which also uncovers some fascinating details about how our manners have changed through time * Bookseller *
This little book will change your life - and that of your loved (and unloved) ones. For the better. And make you laugh. -- John Humphrys
The tone is chatty and there are plenty of etiquette-related nuggets here to enhance a reader's own conversational repertoire -- Mary Killen * Spectator *
Jolly, upbeat -- Sunday Times * Roland White *
There are three things you immediately notice about Sandi ToksvigHer height, her wit and her distinctive voice ... it's rip-roaring stuff, and it translates to the page, too. * Independent on Sunday *
An entertaining guide to modern manners, which also uncovers some fascinating details about how our manners have changed through time * Bookseller *
This little book will change your life - and that of your loved (and unloved) ones. For the better. And make you laugh. -- John Humphrys
The tone is chatty and there are plenty of etiquette-related nuggets here to enhance a reader's own conversational repertoire -- Mary Killen * Spectator *
Jolly, upbeat -- Sunday Times * Roland White *
Sandi Toksvig is a well known broadcaster for both television and radio, hosts The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 and 1001 Things You Should Know on Channel 4. She presented Excess Baggage on Radio 4 untill 2012. She has written more than twenty books including fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children, most recently Valentine Grey, and is a regular columnist for Good Housekeeping magazine and in September 2012 her latest play 'Bully Boy' was the opening production for London's first new theatre in thirty years, the St James. Sandi is the new Chancellor of Portsmouth University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781250327 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781250324 |
| Title | Peas & Queues |
| Author | Sandi Toksvig |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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