WHAT A WONDERFUL WORD

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORDHave you ever wished there was a word for friends who are like family to you, or for the way you hesitate when you've forgotten someone's name? Did you know there was a special word for the distance a reindeer can travel before needing the toilet? Or for when you search for something in the water using only your feet? This hand picked collection of untranslatable worlds from all over the world celebrates the magic of language, with gorgeous original

Handsomely illustrated with annotated examples

the man who killed him with an ill-timed punch to the stomach

Indulgent desserts include Peach Tarte Tatin

It is the vital lubricant that protects us from chaos

where he once lived and worked

But when things get really hard

restoring to their rightful place exceptional women whom history has forgotten

Cadence Lark wakes up with the realisation that she has no friends

colour and doodle with activities that are out of this world

the Square

a devastating breakup with her handsome engineer fiancé and eviction from the apartment they shared

Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting