{"product_id":"lost-for-words-by-hugh-lunn","title":"Lost for Words by Hugh Lunn","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"126\" data-start=\"31\"\u003eA fascinating collection of Australian sayings, stories, and expressions worth rediscovering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1089\" data-start=\"992\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1010\" data-start=\"992\"\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e – Light cover wear, page-edge spotting visible, and age-related marks present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1089\" data-start=\"992\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e* Are your ears on straight? * Now,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas an education. * Who do you think you are? King Farouk? * He's all mouth and trousers *I'd know his hide in a tannery. * More's the pity. * It's snowing down south! *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf these words ring a bell, then you remember the wonderful, candid lingo of 1940s, 50s and 60s Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugh Lunn has spent sixteen years collecting words and phrases that Australians once used everyday. As he points out, we have slowly given away our own rich language and have allowed it to be replaced by global TV shorthand: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eas if, get real, puh-leese, whatever...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged in quirky themes such as 'Lies your mother told you', 'Mrs Kerfoops', 'Getting above your station', 'Mutton dressed as lamb', and 'Hell to pay', \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLost for Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also includes a fifteen-part 'radio serial' about 'Bert and Grace and their trials and tribulations bringing up a family after the War'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with humour and delightful surprises, reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLost for Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is like bumping into long-lost but dearly loved friends. Let's keep in touch with them - and ask for our language back!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugh Lunn has written many best-selling books about his life, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOver the Top With Jim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is Australia's all-time best-selling childhood memoir. Before becoming a full-time author, Hugh's journalism won three Walkley Awards for feature writing. He also won \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Book of the Year for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVietnam: A Reporter's War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039051755732,"sku":"TVJ-023317","price":8.05,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-023317-1.jpeg?v=1780403467","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/lost-for-words-by-hugh-lunn","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}