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The queen of Radio 4, Sandi Toksvig, delivers an entertaining and fascinating guide to what to do and why in the confusing world of modern manners
How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there's a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught - and getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation at worst. Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners, with tips on what to do whether you're talking to a bore, or forgot their name in the first place. (Just call them 'darling'.)
The award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and writer offers guidance on the social pitfalls of every phase of life, from christenings to condolence letters - and has uncovered fascinating details about how our manners have changed across time, from the earliest etiquettes (little cards to remind courtiers how to behave) to the changing nature of spoons. With characteristic wit and perceptiveness, and revealing the trickiest of her encounters along the way, she highlights decency rather than convention and provides an essential guide to twenty-first century behaviour.
Praise for Peas & Queues: The Minefield of Modern Manners
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'An entertaining guide to modern
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page, too.' - Independent on Sunday
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notice about Sandi Toksvig. Her height,
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ones. For the better. And make you
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fascinating details about how our
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and that of your loved (and unloved)
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her wit and her distinctive voice ... it's
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doyenne of Radio 4' - Guardian
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'There are three things you immediately
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rip-roaring stuff, and it translates to the
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manners have changed through time' - Bookseller
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manners, which also uncovers some
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laugh.' - John Humphrys
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'[Toksvig is a] national treasure and
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'This little book will change your life -
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig was born in Denmark, brought up in Africa, then America and moved to the UK when she was fourteen. She has been on British stage, screen and radio for over forty years and was awarded an OBE for Services to Broadcasting. She is the mother of three children, married and lives in London.
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