Mother Tongue: Popular Penguins Classical history / classical civilisation Kristofer is forced to shutter

Kristofer is forced to shutter his successful restaurant in Reykjavik

Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer

an aunt mails a letter and a houseplant to her niece and

‘Lots of plot twists to keep you on the edge of your seat’

Four friends who'd do anything for each other

Mother Tongue: Popular Penguins Classical history / classical civilisation Kristofer is forced to shutterBill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the English language. In examining how a second rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe. Bryson explores English from America to Australia and looks at, among other things, swearing, spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble. No self respecting English speaker should open his mouth without reading it.