Shelley Klein is a freelance editor, compiler and writer. Her works for Michael O'Mara Books include The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Out of the Mouths of Babes, as well as the bestselling The Book of Senior Moments and its follow up The Little Book of Senior Moments.
Publications
O'Mara Books
The Book of Senior Moments
Shelley Klein
Have you ever referred to your oldest and closest friend as 'Thingy'? Reached the top of the landing, only to realize that you have no idea why you came upstairs in the first place?
O'Mara Books
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Shelley Klein
Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)?
O'Mara Books
The Most Evil Secret Societies in History
Shelley Klein
"The Most Evil Secret Societies in History" examines fifteen of the most notorious organisations the world has ever seen.
O'Mara Books
More Senior Moments (The Ones We Forgot)
Shelley Klein
More Senior Moments (The Ones We Forgot) is the hilarious follow-up to the bestselling The Book of Senior Moments, containing all those pearls of wisdom that slipped our minds the first time.
O'Mara Books
The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens
Shelley Klein
Admired by his contemporaries, and a hugely celebrated writer of his day, Charles Dickens is now remembered as one of the greatest English novelists and an influential spokesman for the conscience of
O'Mara Books
Out of the Mouths of Babes…
Shelley Klein
You have to hand it to children. They do have a wonderfully straightforward view of the world, and a way with words that manages to make day-to-day life much more fun.
