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BOOK REVIEW: Coming Up Next by Penny Smith
BOOK REVIEW: Coming Up Next by Penny Smith
30 January 2009
Okay, first off I'd like to say that it's rare for me to give up on a book. Even if I'm finding it hard; even if the book really isn't getting me hooked, I try to at least finish...  More
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BOOK REVIEW: Octavia by Jilly Cooper
BOOK REVIEW: Octavia by Jilly Cooper
5 March 2008
During my teens and early twenties I devoured Jilly Cooper books. Riders, Rivals, Polo, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, and then the "name" books, which included Emily, Imogen, Prudence and Octavia. In fact, I included the "name" books in  More
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Book Review: Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
Book Review: Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
19 November 2007
Oh dear. I don't relish the task ahead of me. Frankly, looking at somebody's creative effort and saying; 'I can see what you've tried to do here, but you've failed' feels desperately distasteful. But, dear reader, I cannot lie...  More
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BOOK REVIEW: This Little Piggy Went to Prada by Amy Allen
BOOK REVIEW: This Little Piggy Went to Prada by Amy Allen
12 September 2007
This Little Piggy Went to Prada is a collection of traditional nursery rewritten for "the Blahnik Brigade". And if you find the idea irritating, wait until you hear what's inside. This little piggy went to PradaThis little piggy went to CannesThis  More
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(Reluctant) BOOK NEWS: That Bitch
(Reluctant) BOOK NEWS: That Bitch
14 August 2007
I wasn't sure whether to write about this or not, but I know you're a sensible enough bunch to handle the bile this book spits out without letting it get to you. So I'll just advise you to be on your guard around British bookshops from September 27, when a book  More
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Blah books - lets name and shame!
'Blah' books - let's name and shame!
11 July 2007
A friend of mine recently read Robyn Hardyn's Journal of Mortifying Moments. "It's okay," she said. "Very predictable and not what I was expecting." I said the exact same thing last year, when I bought the book in the hope that it'd deliv  More
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BOOK REVIEW: Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
BOOK REVIEW: Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
10 July 2007
We've reviewed two Adriana Trigiani books at Trashionista. Lucia, Lucia, I absolutely loved. Queen of the Big Time, Diane didn't enjoy at all. I adored Trigiani's Big Stone Gap trilogy so could hardly wait to read Home to Big Stone Gap, but, sadly, I was terribly  More
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