The Roots We Share
- Author Susie Dent, illustrated by Harriet Hobday
- Narrator Susie Dent
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date 9 October 2025
- Run Time 1 hours and 9 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage reference: Picture dictionaries, Educational: First / native language: Spelling and vocabulary, Historical and comparative linguistics.
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Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find 100 words and phrases that bring people together.
There are times when the world feels more divided than ever. But it is important to remember the things that unite rather than divide us. Susie has searched far and wide to unearth words and phrases - old, new, and long-forgotten - that celebrate harmony, unity, and the universal languages that connect people across the world.
Whether you want to conjobble (chat with a friend over some food), to be goodwilly (kind, generous, and cheerful), to atone for a mistake (become 'at' 'one' with someone again) or simply head off on a coddiwomple (a journey with no destination), this joyous collection of words celebrates the things in life that bind us together, from friendship, love and peace, to community, music and even the stars. These are the roots we share.
© Susie Dent 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
| Author | Susie Dent, illustrated by Harriet Hobday |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Susie Dent |
| Duration | 1 hours and 9 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241796412 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage reference: Picture dictionaries, Educational: First / native language: Spelling and vocabulary, Historical and comparative linguistics |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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