I’ve just had an early Christmas present in the form of a great review for Face Value from the website: Focus on Style.  It couldn’t have come at a better time, as I’ve just finished writing the first draft of my new novel and I’m really excited by it.  
What happens next?  Well, it will [...]

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My shower has been out of action for months.  (Like most modern families, we also have a bath, in case you were worried about my standards of hygiene in the mean time).  The shower had sprung a leak, which my husband assured me would cost a fortune to fix.  ”We’ll have to dig up the [...]

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http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article5286921.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Here’s a feature I wrote for today’s Sunday Times Style - it’s about how there’s too much botox around these days and it’s not making us look any younger.   What do you think? 
 
 

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Sufjan Stevens Christmas album is the only one you’ll ever need.   I found this essay about Christmas in the sleevenotes.  It makes me laugh.  A lot.  And it makes me realise that all families argue at Christmas.  I won’t regurgitate it ALL here in case I get sued for breach of copyright, but I [...]

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