From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

'If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I'd nominate her for sainthood.' Frank McCourt

A battle-cry for civilised behaviour from the author of the multi-million selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith; Amos; their sons, Seth and Reuben; and Aunt Ada Doom. But Flora loves nothing better than to organize other people.

From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

A guide to perfect punctuation for those who care about precise writing.

Includes twelve tales about love, romance, friendship and family, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can't escape the shadow of her sister.

A collection of stories, written between 1885 and 1886.

At a certain age, women gain a huge confidence about themselves because they realise that life's too short to waste. These six women are in their forties and each has a very different - and sometimes surprising - story to tell. This book contains six radio monologues in the form of tales of love, romance, friendship and family.

Part of the popular BBC Radio 4 comedy thriller , this title features Inspector Steine - the amiable, unworldly detective who refuses to believe in Brighton's criminal underworld.

Presents a funny portrait of British rural life in the 1930s, in which Flora, a recently orphaned socialite, moves in with her country relatives, the gloomy Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm.

Features six tales of fidelity, pride, friendship and family: The Father , The Son , The Husband , The Pedant , The Brother and The Married Man . This title is written by the author of the bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand .

Suitable for children, this title shows how the humble comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely. It features subversive pictures by one of America's leading illustrators.

A woman's journal of single life on the margins.

Contains twelve fictional monologues which were broadcast on Radio 4 and published in this book with an introduction that explains the author's inspiration.

Why hasn't your nephew ever thanked you for that perfect Christmas present? What makes your builder think he can treat you like dirt in your own home? What will it take to roll back a culture that applauds rudeness and finds it so amusing. This title is suitable for those who got fed up with the brutality inflicted by modern manners.

It is July 1864 and the Isle of Wight is buzzing with eccentric creative types. A morose Alfred, Lord Tennyson is reciting Maud to empty sofas, whilst photographer Julia Margaret Cameron white-washes roses and tries to capture Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) in heroic poses.

A guide to perfect punctuation for those who care about precise writing.

Why hasn't your nephew ever thanked you for that perfect Christmas present? What makes your builder think he can treat you like dirt in your own home? Most important, what will it take to roll back a culture that applauds rudeness and finds it so amusing? This book addresses these questions.