{"title":"Mary Norris","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Mary Norris collection, where the world of language and travel intertwine in delightful harmony. Mary Norris, renowned for her keen editorial eye and wit as \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker's\u003c\/em\u003e \"Comma Queen,\" offers readers an enchanting blend of personal narrative and linguistic exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into \"Greek to Me,\" a captivating journey that takes you on a cultural and linguistic odyssey through Greece. With her characteristic humour and insight, Norris shares her adventures in a land rich with history and language, offering readers both inspiration and knowledge along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are passionate about travel, intrigued by the intricacies of language, or simply in search of a compelling story, Mary Norris's works promise to educate and entertain. Explore this collection and accompany the \"Comma Queen\" herself on her adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"greek-to-me-by-mary-norris-9781922268723","title":"Greek to Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBetween You \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker’s\u003c\/i\u003e celebrated copy department. In \u003ci\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/i\u003e, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion: all things Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming account of Norris's lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norris's memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men—\u003ci\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/i\u003e is the Comma Queen’s fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530879488236,"sku":"9781922268723","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11098353482872.jpg?v=1749266486"},{"product_id":"greek-to-me-adventures-of-the-comma-queen-by-mary-norris-9781922268242","title":"Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Comma Queen returns with a fun, witty and wise romp through language and the crystalline Greek coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBetween You \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the New Yorker's celebrated copy department. In \u003cem\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion— all things Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a charming account of Norris's lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with Norris's memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men—\u003cem\u003eGreek to Me\u003c\/em\u003e is the Comma Queen's fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530885091564,"sku":"9781922268242","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11093543482872.jpg?v=1749266569"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mary-norris.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}