Deze auteur, met een achtergrond van dertig jaar in de redactie, maakte met onverwacht succes de overstap naar het schrijven. Zijn werk duikt vaak in een fascinatie voor plaatsnamen en regionaal erfgoed, met name zijn passie voor Londen. Meer recentelijk omarmde hij doorlopende verhalen, waarbij hij door het land reisde om regionale taarten en gebak te onderzoeken, erover te schrijven en ervan te proeven. Zijn schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt als boeiend, gulzig en geestig, wat duidt op een diepe interesse in culturele tradities en heerlijke lokale specialiteiten.
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.
A round-up of Britain's most fascinating royal attractions, written in an amusing, accessible style.