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A fascinating look into everyday proverbs, their origins, uses and why they actually make sense, or don’t. . .

Do too many cooks really spoil the broth? Can beggars be choosers? Part of a new series that follows on from the bestselling I Before E series, and written by Caroline Taggart, bestselling author of the My Grammar and I and I Used to Know That, An Apple a Day explores the truth behind our favourite proverbs and their history. For example, did you know that The Old Testament has an entire book devoted to proverbs? Or that ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’ is a proverb from falconry that dates back to the Middle Ages?

Lighthearted but authoritative, An Apple A Day proves that proverbs are as useful today as they ever were.