An original and delightful novel told through the correspondence of the people of Nollop, who worship the author of the pangram 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'. The islanders erect a statue to their hero, but one day the letter 'z' falls from the inscription. The council see this as Nollop's message from beyond the grave; the islanders are forbidden to write or even speak the letter. Then another letter falls, and another.. This is the correspondence of Ella and her family as they race to find the only thing that can save them all from being silenced: another pangram. B format paperback. Trade paperback sold 10,000 copies since publication.