This author, with a background of three decades in editing, transitioned to writing with unexpected success. Their work often delves into a fascination with place names and regional heritage, particularly their passion for London. More recently, they have embraced continuous narrative, traveling the country to investigate, write about, and taste regional cakes and baked goods. Their writing style is characterized as engaging, greedy, and droll, reflecting a deep interest in cultural traditions and delicious local specialties.
Exploring the diverse influences on Christmas celebrations, this beautifully designed gift book offers a captivating look at the holiday's traditions. Written by best-selling author Caroline Taggart, it serves as an engaging resource for readers interested in the philosophical aspects of Christmas. Ideal as a stocking filler, it combines informative content with vibrant illustrations, making it a perfect addition to any festive collection.
Accompanied by colour destination photographs and illustrations, mainly from
the British Library Collections, this book is sure to inspire real travel and
vicarious vacations alike.
Immerse yourself in a land full of literary locations in this tour through the
great books of the British Isles. Caroline Taggart's guide to statues, walks
both rural and urban, literary homes and vistas which inspired great scenes
from our favourite novels is guaranteed to have something for every avid
reader.
Sunday Times bestselling author Caroline Taggart brings her usual gently
humorous approach to punctuation, pointing out what really matters and what
doesn't.
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey is an engaging historical exploration of the
bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English Language.
Designed to be easily accessible, this digestible book informs and entertains
the budding linguist in equal measure.
Discover the joy of the English language with 500 unusual, interesting and
'perfect' words that will extend your vocabulary and your appreciation of our
mother tongue.
Test Your Word Power is a brilliant collection of 50 multiple-choice quizzes
in which the reader is asked to decide which definition of a given word is
correct.
We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War had gripped Britain. Wave after wave of bombs fell, beaches were closed off, and petrol was rationed by the forbidding question, 'Is your journey really necessary?'But the summer days (with double summer time) seemed to go on forever, war or no war - and British families were determined to make the best of their paralyzed country.For evacuated children, this meant freedom that is unimaginable today: wandering at will, discovering wildlife in fields and ponds, foraging from orchards and hedgerows and swimming in the streams. Elsewhere, country estates were requisitioned for the war efforts, the tennis courts given over for training and the Lord and Lady of the manor sent packing! Dances attracted people from all walks of life - from ballroom dances to the thrill of the arrival of the GIs and the jitterbug.But the shadow of war was never far away; the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, and the D-Day Landings in 1944 took place in June - with unreliable summer weather playing a part in both.
