Talk to the Hand - Softcover

Truss Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000786194X ISBN 13: 9780007861941

Publisher: Harper Collins Promotion, 2009

Synopsis

Sticklers unite! The Queen of Zero Tolerance takes on the sorry state of modern manners, in the spirit of her three million copy worldwide bestseller, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. "Talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening," the saying goes. When did the world get to be so rude? When did society become so inconsiderate? It's a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says that it has now reached boiling point. Taking on the boorish behaviour that has become a point of pride for some, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy. Like Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Talk to the Hand is a spirited conversation, not a stuffy guidebook. It is not about forks, for a start. 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? When you phone a utility with a complaint (and have negotiated the switchboard), why can't you ever speak to a person who is authorised to apologise? What accounts for the appalling treatment you receive in shops? Most important, what will it take to roll back a culture that applauds rudeness and finds it so amusing? For anyone who's fed up with the brutality inflicted by modern manners (and is naturally too scared to confront the actual yobs), Talk to the Hand is a colourful call to arms - from the wittiest defender of the civilised world.

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Review:

The effect of her book is quite inspiring, giving hope (Sunday Telegraph Australia)

Wise and witty elegy for the decline of modern manners (Red)

Heads and shoulders above the usual array of stocking fillers (The Week)

Beautifully written... a much more interesting work than either a guide to manners or a more dispassionate analysis of rudery could ever be. (David Sexton Evening Standard)

She's opposed to rudeness but on occasion is rude herself - appallingly and wittingly so! (Sydney Morning Herald)

Funny and buoyant (Sunday Times)

This fine rant against boorish behaviour. (Saga Magazine)

An entertaining rant, dotted with acute observations. (Libby Purvis The Tablet)

Highly perceptive, passionately argued and extremely funny (John Preston Sunday Telegraph)

Perfect (Sunday Express)

About the Author:

Lynne Truss is one of Britain's top comic writers and is the author of the number one bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. It has sold over three million copies worldwide and won the British Book of the Year award in 2004. She has also written four comic books, Going Loco, Making the Cat Laugh, Tennyson's Gift and With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, all available from Profile Books. She is a regular presenter on Radio 4, a Times columnist and a guest presenter for many other programmes. She lives in Brighton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins Promotion
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 000786194X
• ISBN 13: 9780007861941
• Binding: Paperback