India Knight
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Description
India Knight is a British journalist and author. She writes for various British newspapers, and has written the books: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me?, The Shops, Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet and The Thrift Book. Her novels have been translated into 28 languages
Books
Comfort and joy
Christmastime - when rediscovering lost loves brings a special comfort, and helping to deliver a precious bundle is a remarkable joy. Christmas Present by Lynne Collins The Way We Were by Laura MacDonald A Miracle or Two by Marion Lennox The Real Christmas Message by Sharon Kendrick
My life on a plate
Thirty-three-year-old Clara Hutt can never seem to organize her hectic life and be the picture-perfect mother and wife everyone wants her to be.
The thrift book
Feeling poor because of the credit crunch? Feeling guilty because of global warming? This title shows you: how to make wonderful dinners with very little money; how to dress on a budget and still look fabulous; how to make friends - and start sharing - with your neighbours; and, how to holiday imaginatively - with barely a carbon footprint.
The baby
A little boy describes his feelings about the new baby at his house.
In your prime
Humane, witty, wise and full of practical advice, this guide to ageing is the book every woman has been waiting for. Our mothers' fifty is not our fifty. We have no map, no blueprint, no nothing. We have no sense of what is and isn't age-appropriate, or even of whether age-appropriateness is still relevant. We're supposed to be grown-up, but we seldom feel it. Part guide, part memoir, part manual, this book seeks to provide proper, weighty answers to the questions women are asking themselves now. Covering a wide range of subjects from clothes and cosmetics, being a parent to older children, having older parents and what that entails, and of course, the menopause, this book is the definitive, much-needed guide to approaching middle age with confidence and panache.
The goodness of dogs
This book is a celebration of happy dogs and the happy people who own them. At once a companion, a manual and a repository of useful information, The Goodness of Dogs also contains avid dog-lover India Knight's reflections on the sheer brilliance of dogs and the life-enhancing delight of dog ownership. If you have reached dog nirvana, you will recognize yourself. If you haven't yet, this book will help you. With chapters ranging from how to choose a breed (and where to get it from), to the joy and chaos of puppies, to feeding and training your dog, to choosing a vet and even how to cope with illnesses and death, The Goodness of Dogs will take you through every facet of dog ownership. Full of India Knight's inimitable wit and the sound advice she is famous for, and beautifully illustrated by artist Sally Muir, this book will make the perfect gift for any dog-lover.
Mutton
A hilarious, heartfelt exploration of women's relationship with their looks. What's a woman to do when she wakes up one morning and finds an enormous freak-wrinkle bisecting her forehead? When she walks past the buildings site and nothing happens? When she catches the eye of a nice young man and is rewarded with a kind, patient, for-granny smile? Clara Hutt, 46, feels herself to be in her absolute prime. She is chipper. Her sap is rising mightily, as it happens. But then her friend Anna comes back from California and moves in with her. Anna is no stranger to Los Angeles' more invasive cosmetic procedures. She may be pushing 50 but she looks 35. And Clara wonders: should she follow suit? A little Botox, a little filler, a little nip, a little tuck, but where to stop? And is nostril-waxing ever a good idea?
