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5 produkter
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
122 kr
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'A rollicking ride . . . What a life' SUNDAY TIMESEssential reading for anyone who secretly just wants the naughty bits . . .Susannah Constantine is famous as the noughties style guru on What Not To Wear, but this is the least interesting thing about her.Hers is a life filled to the brim with 70s glitz, 80s glamour and above all else an enlightening 50 years of f**k-ups, crisis and chaos.There's dating cricket royalty not to mention real life royalty, as well as lavatory dramas with Princess Margaret. Add in weekends at Balmoral witnessing Thatcher and the Queen battle for power, plus time for falling in love, Strictly dancing debuts and a spot of wild swimming. Juicy, hilarious, sometimes heart-breaking, and crammed with moments where life goes completely wrong, Ready for Absolutely Nothing is full of absolutely everything.'Wonderfully written, very funny, but more than anything completely genuine' LADY ANNE GLENCONNER, author of Lady in Waiting'A trooper with a filthy sense of humour' THE TIMES'A treasure trove of untold stories . . . riveting' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Sparkling' DAILY MAIL
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
156 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
SECRETS. SCANDAL. SHAME. ‘Thoughtful and dark’ The Times Magazine ‘Captivating’ Woman & Home ‘Beautifully written’ HELLO! ***The No. 1 eBook bestseller!*** Christmas morning, 1969. All eleven-year-old Esme Munroe wants for Christmas is for her mother to be on one of her ‘good’ days – and, secretly, for a velvet riding hat. So when she finds an assortment of wet towels and dirty plates in her stocking, she’s just relieved Father Christmas remembered to stop at The Lodge this year.But later that day Esme’s mother disappears in the heavy snow. Even more mysteriously, only the Earl of Culcairn seems to know where she might have gone. Torn between protecting her mother and uncovering the secrets tumbling out of Culcairn Castle’s ornate closets, Esme realises that life will never be the same again after the snow…Susannah Constantine provides a rare glimpse into the secret lives of the scandalous upper classes. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. Praise for After the Snow: ‘Thoughtful and dark’ The Times Magazine‘Captivating’ Woman & Home'Beautifully written … with a dramatic, thrilling conclusion. Perfect for quiet January nights in' HELLO!‘A modern-day Nancy Mitford’ Sir Elton John‘Fans of Downton Abbey will love this’ Davina McCall‘A tenderly absorbing tale, shades of Dodie Smith’ YOU Magazine‘This touching, atmospheric story … has echoes of I Capture The Castle about it’ Scottish Daily Mail What readers are saying about After the Snow: ‘Beautifully written’‘I didn’t want the story to end’‘Loved it!’‘Read it over the Christmas holidays. Perfect’‘I adored this wonderful story’‘Cleverly written’‘Wonderfully nostalgic’‘Insightful, exciting and poignant’‘Perfect with a glass of wine and a roaring log fire’
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
167 kr
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‘You’ll be swept off your feet by this stunning and compelling novel’ Anton du BekeSecrets are hidden around every corner… Summer, 1979. Twenty-two-year-old Esme Munroe has finally left the Scottish Highlands for the excitement of London.Working at a prestigious art gallery in Mayfair, she meets gorgeous, worldly Suki, who takes her to the most exclusive bars and clubs in the city.But it’s easy to get lost in London’s glamour and chaos, especially when a long-hidden secret looms – will Esme discover it and who she can really trust, before it’s too late?Don’t miss this stunning novel, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. Praise for Summer in Mayfair: ‘You’ll be swept off your feet by this stunning and compelling novel’ Anton du Beke‘The perfect literary replacement for this summer’ My Weekly‘This summery tale gives a glimpse into the secret lives of the upper classes and is complete with vivid characters’ Woman & Home Praise for After the Snow by Susannah Constantine: ‘Thoughtful and dark’ The Times Magazine‘Captivating’ Woman & Home‘Beautifully written … with a dramatic, thrilling conclusion’ HELLO!‘Fans of Downton Abbey will love this’ Davina McCall‘A modern-day Nancy Mitford’ Sir Elton John‘A tenderly absorbing tale, shades of Dodie Smith’ YOU Magazine‘Frank and thrilling’ S Magazine‘Brimming with secrets, scandal, shame’The Sun‘A must-read mystery’ Yours Magazine‘This touching, atmospheric story … has echoes of I Capture The Castle about it’Scottish Daily Mail
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
218 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 1900
281 kr
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The fact that Susannah Constantine made her name as a 'style guru' as part of ?Trinny and Susannah? from What Not to Wear is the least interesting thing about her. Susannah grew up amongst the great and good of British aristocracy and (unwittingly) trained to be a society bride. Fittingly, Barbara Cartland was her touchstone for romance: she wanted to be the underdog heroine who ended up marrying a prince. Instead she dated Princess Margaret's son for several years and traveled in royal circles, including on the island of Mustique, where Princess Margaretand Hachette author Anne Glenconnerowned homes and had holidays. When that marriage proposal never showed up, she dated Imran Khan then a gorgeous playboy/cricket player and now the Prime Minister of Pakistan, before meeting her husband. Hers is a tale full to the brim with extraordinary anecdotes. From lavatory dramas with Princess Margaret, to behind-the-scenes power struggles between Margaret Thatcher and the Queen at Balmoral and eye-opening sex-club etiquette with pop royaltyher social landscape has been nothing if not varied. Many of these stories are hilarious and snarky, some are painful, but all of them are honest, gossipy, and show that, in her words, she was ?brought up to be ready for absolutely nothing.? In sharing a peak behind the curtain, Constantine does not hold back and many bold names appear in these pages from Elton John, Princess Diana, The Queen, Mick Jagger, Jerry Hall, Andy Warhol, and our own Anne Glenconner and her husband Colin Tenant. But appearances are deceptive and beneath the balls and glamour, life has had a darker side: her mother's bipolar disorder, her father's inability to cope and her own subsequent alcoholism. Somehow, she had to forge her own life, away from the expectations of others. Which she did and does. READY FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is for fans of The Crown, royal followers, readers of LADY IN WAITING, What Not To Wear fans and anyone who likes a gossipy memoir with bold faced names and a drop dead sense of humor.