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Ready For Absolutely Nothing

‘If you like Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner, you’ll like this’ The Times

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Ready For Absolutely Nothing

By: Susannah Constantine
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Susannah Constantine, our loved style guru and one half of the outrageously popular television programme, What Not to Wear, spent her youth entangled in glitz and glamour. Susannah's very first memoir is filled to the brim with scandalous stories, jaw-dropping royal relationships and star-studded encounters from pop stars to the fashion greats. But beneath it all is a woman who is still getting to know herself, even after falling in love at first sight, presenting one of the most monumental television programmes ever and having Princess Margaret as a second mother figure.

Uncertain of her future, unsure of how to cope with her own mother's tragic battle with bipolar disorder, and becoming a mother herself, Susannah is on a journey of discovery and her memoir tells you her greatest loves and lessons, bound together with disarming honesty and beguiling humour.

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A romp . . . Constantine comes across as a trooper with a filthy sense of humour
Hilarious and honest, sparing neither herself nor her readers from incredibly intimate details . . . A book for anyone who's after laughter, tears and one hell of a rollercoaster ride
Bonkers and brilliant. Her writing is exquisite. With comedy and candour, she bares her soul . . . Magnificent
Absolutely brilliant (Elton John)
Wonderfully written, very funny, but more than anything completely genuine (Lady Anne Glenconner, author of Lady in Waiting)
A rollicking ride . . . What a life
A treasure trove of previously untold stories . . . A riveting read
We lunched better than we danced (Anton Du Beke)
Wildly fun
Sensational, juicy, gossipy, filthy and bravely honest in equal measure, Susannah Constantine's memoir is a rollicking romp through the upper middle classes
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I really enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. It was interesting, funny and detailed about Susannah's life up to her early thirties. After the chapter on meeting her husband it went somewhat downhill. Susannah barely touches on her wedding or life once married apart from a few anecdotes about friends and a flavour of her husbands character. She says virtually nothing about Trinny or their time working together. I'm sure there is a reason for this but it just seems a bit odd and as if the book lacks substance towards the end.
That's why I only gave it four stars. Overall it was a very enjoyable book.

Witty and entertaining

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The downside of this audible book is that the author - despite her media and public speaking background - does not do her work justice. Her delivery is flat and almost devoid of emotion. Having said that, and ending up reading rather than listening, the work is both amusing and dead honest. If you happen to be of a similar vintage as the author , then it’s also a comforting reminder of all the trends, fashions , people and stories you grew up with

An honest , amusing autobiography

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Read with verve by Susannah herself. Her willingness to confront the emptiness of the world of her social class; and her frankness about her own life and shortcomings, all combined with her self deprecatory humour made for a good read. Her insights about herself and society made me see things about my own life I’d never had the words for before

Surprisingly engaging and enjoyable

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Well done Susannah! I really enjoyed your story - your honesty, bravery, realism, kindness and humour.

A realistic look into your world

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Loved it - really absorbing story! So funny, interesting, shocking, heartbreaking & heartwarming in equal measures. Will there be a part 2?

Brilliant

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