Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me
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Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me by Lucia Van Der Post
An indispensable guide for all women: learn how to be glamorous and stay glamorous with Lucia van der Post.
'The fairy godmother doling out advice is the eminently stylish Lucia van der Post, who manages never to patronise her reader or - as other guides do - write as though she has been lobotomised. . Her tips on simple but treacherously difficult things like how best to wear black are vital reading' * Vogue *
'Poised, elegant and idiosyncratic, Lucia is the grande dame of style . . . Good advice was never so glam' * Eve *
'Finishing school in a book' * Daily Mail/ Weekend *
'This fantastic style companion reveals the secrets of achieving an uber-glam woman-of-the-world lifestyle . . . This book could change your life for the better. Even your mother would approve' * Now Magazine *
'Winsome tome packed with shrewd fashion advice . . . it's a big cut above all the other fashiony "how-tos". No "how to face the paparazzi" rubbish here, just common sense, and a dash of glamour' * Sunday Times/ Style *
'Packed with golden rules from style queen Lucia' * Look *
'A compendium of wardrobe, cosmetic and all-round advice from The Times style writer' * Grazia *
'Every inch as gorgeous as a book on style should be' * Glamour *
'Lucia Van der Post's finishing school manual for the 21st-century is the most pleasurable, at once insightful guide and a delightful fantasy' * Evening Standard *
'A mother, grandmother and respected journalist, she gets her priorities right - be charming, don't take offence and spend less time tidying and more time reading. Enchanting' * London Lite *
'Supremely elegant guide ... a compendium of useful information applicable to every conceivable situation ... a delightfully eclectic book, it's destined to be a lifelong companion' * Good Book Guide *
'Anyone searching for a style companion to steer them through the maze of modern-day etiquette and gracious living will find it here.' * Good Book Guide *
'Poised, elegant and idiosyncratic, Lucia is the grande dame of style . . . Good advice was never so glam' * Eve *
'Finishing school in a book' * Daily Mail/ Weekend *
'This fantastic style companion reveals the secrets of achieving an uber-glam woman-of-the-world lifestyle . . . This book could change your life for the better. Even your mother would approve' * Now Magazine *
'Winsome tome packed with shrewd fashion advice . . . it's a big cut above all the other fashiony "how-tos". No "how to face the paparazzi" rubbish here, just common sense, and a dash of glamour' * Sunday Times/ Style *
'Packed with golden rules from style queen Lucia' * Look *
'A compendium of wardrobe, cosmetic and all-round advice from The Times style writer' * Grazia *
'Every inch as gorgeous as a book on style should be' * Glamour *
'Lucia Van der Post's finishing school manual for the 21st-century is the most pleasurable, at once insightful guide and a delightful fantasy' * Evening Standard *
'A mother, grandmother and respected journalist, she gets her priorities right - be charming, don't take offence and spend less time tidying and more time reading. Enchanting' * London Lite *
'Supremely elegant guide ... a compendium of useful information applicable to every conceivable situation ... a delightfully eclectic book, it's destined to be a lifelong companion' * Good Book Guide *
'Anyone searching for a style companion to steer them through the maze of modern-day etiquette and gracious living will find it here.' * Good Book Guide *
Lucia van der Post has a weekly style advice column, 'Ask Lucia',in The Times . She was the founding editor of the Financial Times's How to Spend It magazine and has also written for the New Statesman, Departures and many others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719566691 |
| ISBN 10 | 071956669X |
| Title | Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me |
| Author | Lucia Van Der Post |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2008-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |