Really Simple English Grammar by Carolyn Humphries (Foulsham, £5.99)

MOST people never learnt formal grammar - and don't particularly want to - but they do want to write clear and correct English.

This contains everything you need to know to help you write clearly and correctly. It won't confuse you with complicated terminology, unnecessary detail or complex explanations.

Everything is in plain, sensible English with lots of examples illustrating each point. With its unique focus on solving common problems, this handy little book explains what to do, when and why.

And you can't say fairer than that.

John Phillpott