Tom Shields Goes Forth is definitely the last collection of 'bits' from his diary column in The Herald, before old age & infirmity force him into early retirement. A compendium of fun, insult & malapropism, Tom Shields Goes Forth delves irreverently into every aspect of Scottish society. Like the author's newspaper diary, this is a quirky, witty commentary on life as we know it. Casting a scrupulous eye over the humdrum aspects of society that we mere mortals take for granted, Tom Shields revels in the inconsistencies & incongruities
- & other longish words
- of everyday cultural artefacts. For those unfortunate enough to have read the first three books in the series, Tom Shields Goes Forth is the icing on a cake which has entertained generations & endangered that common species: boredom. Packed with what the author considers to be funny jokes, anecdotes & waggish observations, this book is a collection for those who believe that life is best lived with more than a generous pinch of salt & with the tongue lodged firmly in the cheek.

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Just when you thought it was safe to go into a bookshop, here is yet another book from that man at The Herald Diary. It is the usual scintillating mixture of anecdote, pith (no, there is no lithp involved) & fable. There will also be some funny photies. This is the fifth book in the Tom Shields trilogy. Yes, his counting is as awful as his writing. This time, however, Shields does not bare the blame alone. This tome is culled from the Diary columns what Shields & Ken Smith wrote together five days a week at The Herald. This was before Pepys the Elder left to embark on a glittering career as a freelance writer, leaving the column in the capable hands of the talented-ish, young-ish, handsome Mr Smith., ' Just when you thought it was safe to go into a bookshop, here is yet another book from that man at the Herald Diary. It is the usual scintillating mixture of anecdote, pith (no, there is no lithp involved) & fable. There will also be some funny photies.

This is the fifth book in the Tom Shields trilogy. Yes, his counting is as awful as his writing. This time, however, Shields does not bare the blame alone. This tome is culled from the Diary columns that Shields & Ken Smith wrote together five days a week at The Herald. This was before Pepys the Elder left to embark on a glittering career as a freelance writer, leaving the column in the capable hands of the talented-ish, young-ish, handsome Mr Smith.

Tom Shields' writing is featured in four other Mainstream books: Tom Shields' Diary, Tom Shields Too, Tom Shields Free at Last & Tom Shields Goes Forth.'



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