India Knight

'Knight is brilliant on comic details . . . and spot-on about relationships' The Times Marooned in a sprawling farmhouse in Norfolk, teenage Linda Radlett feels herself destined for greater things. She longs for love, but how will she ever find it? She can't even get a signal on her mobile phone. Linda's strict, former rock star father terrifies any potential suitors away, while her bohemian mother, wafting around in silver jewellery, answers Linda's urgent questions about love with upsettingly vivid allusions to animal husbandry. Eventually Linda does find her way out from the bosom of her deeply eccentric extended family, and moves to London to become a model. She knows she doesn't want to marry 'a man who looks like a pudding', as her good and dull sister Louisa has done, and marries the flashy, handsome son of a UKIP peer instead. But her new life is unromantic: darker, wilder and more complicated than she expected. Then one day, at her lowest ebb, Linda spontaneously boards the Eurostar to Paris. There she is swept up in a feverish love affair that will upend her life completely. A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud novel that re-imagines the cast of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love. ******************** Praise for India Knight 'Almost unbearably funny' New Statesman 'Tender, tough, schmaltzy, witty and heart-warming all at once. Knight has a great comic touch' Metro 'Brilliantly funny and knowing . . . Clara Hutt could eat Bridget Jones for breakfast' Evening Standard

Darling

Nora Ephron

Most of Nora Ephron

Follows thirty-three-year-old Clara Hutt, a wife, mother of two boys, and part-time magazine writer, who discovers a desire to search for fulfillment and happiness.

My Life on a Plate

Mutton

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.

older, wiser, happier

In your prime

Designed and illustrated throughout with a retro 40s/50s feel, this guide proves that looking and living glamorously needn't cost the earth. If you want to save money and the complete eco-maniac, then learn how to make nice meals on a budget, how to grow things, how to dress well without going into debt, how to holiday in new ways and make your own fun. Knight is the author of four previous books, and is a columnist for the "Sunday Times."

live well and spend less

The thrift book

One day someone came back from half-term with Delta of Venus, by Anais Nin . . . Well. Well. The book briskly did the rounds, getting tattier and tattier with each reading. Mouths dropped open in shock. Eyes popped with disbelief. Did people really. . . Did men really want to . . . ?' Edited and introduced by India Knight, THE DIRTY BITS - FOR GIRLS is an unmissable collection. From zipless action in Fear of Flying to jolly romps with Jilly Cooper; from transgressions with a priest in The Thorn Birds to mischief with Mellors; from a gentle first encounter with 'Ralph' in Forever to anything and everything but gentle in The Story of O. Even Keats, Chaucer and Shakespeare are up for no good. These are the stories that taught us about sex, volumes pilfered from our parents' bookshelves, books passed girl to girl, hidden in desks, whispered and wondered about.

The Dirty Bits- For Girls

A razor-sharp, dazzling update of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love

Feeling poor because of the credit crunch? Feeling guilty because of global warming? Feeling like you�d like to tighten your belt, but aren�t ready to embrace DIY macram� handbags? No need to panic. Put down the economy mince and buy this book instead � it�s a blueprint for living beautifully while saving money and easing your conscience. India Knight will show 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 How to holiday imaginatively � with barely a carbon footprint Try it � you have nothing to lose but your overdraft.

Live Well and Spend Less

The Thrift Book

Bestselling writer India Knight explores the inevitable panic that family and Christmas bring in her third novel Comfort and Joy. 'I'd say Christmas was about hope. Yeah. Hope. And optimism. It's like the fairy tales in the window: for families, every Christmas is a new opportunity for Happy Ever After. No pressure, then...' Oxford Street, two shopping days left to Christmas, and wife and mum Clara Dunphy is desperately, madly trying to make everything, not perfect, but just right for her extended family on the greatest day of the year. But then she gets distracted. . . 'Will make you laugh, maybe make you cry and keep you reading past bedtime' Lauren Laverne, Grazia 'A hilarious, bawdy, yet touching portrait of Christmas' Jilly Cooper, Guardian 'Hilarious and honest; the dialogue is sitcom-snappy and the opening scenes in Oxford Street positively Joycean' Daily Mail India Knight is the author of four novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, Comfort and Joy and Mutton. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.Follow India on Twitter @indiaknight or on her blog at http://indiaknight.tumblr.com.

Comfort and Joy

'A savagely funny, bracingly sad, dazzlingly clever reimagining of The Pursuit of Love. I loved it' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss 'A triumph! Brilliantly done, faithful but imaginative, tremendously romantic and very funny' Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful ***************** Marooned in a sprawling farmhouse in Norfolk, teenage Linda Radlett feels herself destined for greater things. She longs for love, but how will she ever find it? She can't even get a signal on her mobile phone. Eventually Linda does find her way out from the bosom of her deeply eccentric extended family, and she escapes to London. She knows she doesn't want to marry 'a man who looks like a pudding', as her good and dull sister Louisa has done, and marries the flashy, handsome son of a UKIP peer instead. But this is only the beginning of Linda's pursuit of love, a journey that will be wilder, more surprising and more complicated than she could ever have imagined. A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud novel that re-imagines the cast of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love. ******************** 'Darling is a black forest gateau of a book: rich characters, sumptuous prose, delicious dialogue, and layered throughout with sharp wit and intelligence ... Treat yourself to this novel' Katherine Heiny, author of Early Morning Riser

A razor-sharp, gloriously funny retelling of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love

Some people, the author included, love shopping so much that even the weekly trawl round Waitrose is a treat. In this essential guide/memoir, India Knight dissects the singular pleasures afforded by everyone's favourite pastime: from dragging your mother around TopShop aged 14 to feeling your entire life would somehow be perfect if only you bought that battered leather sofa. Part series of essays, part lists of essential information, you will never wonder about where to get the perfect 2-inches-off-the-waist pants again. The Shops is a book for everyone who's ever had to part with cash, which is to say, a book for everyone.

The Shops

Bee Rawlinson

Neris Thomas

Low carb cooking: a lot of meat with a side order of cream, right? Wrong. How about onion bhajias, sesame stir-fried duck and fabulously retro Black Forest Trifle for pudding? (Yes! Pudding!) Neris & India�s Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook is the least diety diet cookbook you�ve ever seen. Over a hundred quick-and-easy recipes (including some that need just five ingredients) cover every occasion. Each recipe fits perfectly into the Idiot-Proof Diet and will not only inspire and delight you, but � best of all �they�ll make you shrink like you wouldn�t believe.

Neris and India's Idiot-proof Diet Cookbook

* 'Hilariously accurate. The funniest novel about the female mid-life crisis' The Times * Clara Hutt is forty-six years old, and in pretty good nick, considering. She has kick-ass underwear, a large and loving family, and a healthy sense of what matters in life. Until Gaby moves in. Gaby's an old school friend of Clara's who has just returned from LA. She may be a yoga mogul who lives off kale, and speaks a made-up fantasy novel language, but Gaby's no stranger to cosmetic surgery: she's almost fifty, but looks thirty-six at most. What with Gaby, and Clara's son's leggy girlfriend, Sky, wafting around the house in her stripy pants, Clara starts to wonder if a little Botox, a little filler, a nip and a tuck, would be so very wrong. Should she ignore the fear? Or is there another way to grow old gracefully - and how far is she prepared to go to find out? 'Had me reaching for the hankie as I wept with laughter from start to finish' Evening Standard 'A brilliant mix of humour and heart . . . offers a witty take on the ageing process, delivered in Knight's usual pithy, thought-provoking style' Grazia 'Tear-inducingly funny . . . we love this story' Closer 'Gleeful. A frank and funny novel of Harley Street makeovers and matronly madness' Independent India Knight is the author of three previous novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me and Comfort and Joy. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.

India Knight and Neris Thomas's top top ten bestseller Neris and India's Idiot Proof Diet is a hilariously honest account of a low-carb diet that actually works. Ever wanted a diet book by and for real people - you know, people who actually have a life? Congratulations! You've just picked it up. We lost ten stone in a year - and if we can do it, then just by following our tips you can do it too. There's never been a diet book like this - for women, by women, with simple advice that is not hard to follow (plus jokes). And read our new chapter on keeping up the good work. 'Amazingly frank...the honesty of their confessions exceeds anything previously published' Evening Standard 'A compulsive read with good advice, whether you want to lose five pounds or five stone. It addresses the emotional issues of eating. Completely delicious and simple-to-make recipes' Mail on Sunday 'Crammed with real dieters' hilarious motivation-boosting tips and anecdotes' Cosmopolitan India Knight is the author of four novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, Comfort and Joy and Mutton. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.Follow India on Twitter @indiaknight or on her blog at http://indiaknight.tumblr.com. Neris Thomas is a film producer and artist, she lives in London and is married with one daughter.

Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet

In Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook India Knight and Neris Thomas enlist the help of Bee Rawlinson to create over a hundred low-carb recipes to help you get 'from pig to twig'. Low-carb cooking: a lot of meat with a side order of cream, right? Wrong. How about onion bhajias, sesame stir-fried duck and fabulously retro Black Forest Trifle for pudding? (Yes! Pudding!) Neris & India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook is the least diety diet cookbook you've ever seen. Over a hundred quick-and-easy recipes (including some that need just five ingredients) cover every occasion. Each recipe fits perfectly into the Idiot-Proof Diet and will not only inspire and delight you, but - best of all - will make you shrink like you wouldn't believe. 'The "Nigella of low-carb" . . . recipes you'll want to gorge on, whether you're following their low-carb plan or not' Scotland on Sunday 'A practical and easy to follow collection of idiot-proof recipes that will inspire you to keep on track with your diet. You'll find recipes for breakfasts, snacks, soups, main meals, treats and desserts. Treat yourself' Easyfood 'An easy-to-follow low-carb diet that doesn't mean eating meat three times a day' Woman & Home India Knight is the author of four novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, Comfort and Joy and Mutton. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.Follow India on Twitter @indiaknight or on her blog at http://indiaknight.tumblr.com. Neris Thomas is a film producer and artist, she lives in London and is married with one daughter. Bee Rawlinson is a mother of four from Devon who came to Neris and India's attention through her delicious recipes on the Pig2Twig forum, the Diet's website.

Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook

'Will make you laugh, maybe make you cry and keep you reading past bedtime.' Lauren Laverne, Grazia 'I'd say Christmas was about hope. Yeah. Hope. And optimism. It's like the fairy tales in the window: for families, every Christmas is a new opportunity for Happy Ever After. No pressure, then . . .' Oxford Street, two shopping days left to Christmas, and wife and mum Clara Dunphy is desperately, madly trying to make everything, not perfect, but just right for her extended family on the greatest day of the year. But then she gets distracted . . . 'Riotously high in laughs and glamour.' Independent Books of the Year 'A hilarious, bawdy yet touching portrait of Christmas.' Jilly Cooper Guardian 'Hilarious and honest; the dialogue is sitcom-snappy and the opening scenes in Oxford Street positively Joycean.' Daily Mail

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.

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