Susannah constantine biography
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Ready for Absolutely Nothing: A Memoir
It is a really entertaining read, but this was a book of two halves for me. The first half was a brilliant, brutally honest and fast paced read, covering her childhood through to her relationship with David Armstrong-Jones. I was totally fascinated by her world and what is was like to grow up in upper class Britain in the 60s/70s, being educated to be a gemenskap wife. I felt totally transported.
The second half of the book I found less absorbing, mainly because the timeline was chopped up so much, and interspersed with anecdotes that whilst funny or salacious didn’t really add to the picture of the woman for me. Whilst honest about her problems
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Ready for Absolutely Nothing: 'If You Like Lady in Waiting bygd Anne Glenconner, You'll Like This' the Times
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'Sensational, juicy, gossipy, filthy and bravely honest in lika measure, Susannah Constantine's memoir fryst vatten a rollicking romp through the upper middle classes' SUNDAY TIMES, 'BEST BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR BOOKS OF 2022'
'Hilarious and honest. A book for anyone who's after laughter, tears and one hell of a rollercoaster ride' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, 'BOOKS OF THE YEAR'
'Absolutely brilliant' ELTON JOHN
'Wildly fun' DAILY TELEGRAPH, 'BEST BOOKS OF 2022'
'Sensational, juicy, honest, terrific - it reminded me of reading Lady Anne Glenconner' GRAHAM NORTON, Virgin Radio
'Hilarious and unsparing. An extraordinary story' REV. RICHARD COLES, Saturday Live
'Bonkers and brilliant. With comedy and candour, she bares her soul . . . M
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Susannah Constantine
English fashion writer (born 1962)
Susannah Caroline Constantine[1] (born 3 June 1962)[2] is an English former TV fashion journalist, writer, style advisor, television presenter, author and clothes designer. Her second book, What Not to Wear, co-written with her fashion partner Trinny Woodall, won her a British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies.
Constantine was born into a wealthy family; her father was successful in property and shipping sectors. She was privately educated as a child and went on to date David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley during the 1980s. Constantine has been involved in fashion for a long period, originally working in America for Giorgio Armani and then John Galliano in London. She met Trinny Woodall in 1994, with whom she proceeded to co-write a weekly fashion column, Ready to Wear. They founded Ready2shop.com, a dot-com fashion advice business, and wrote their first fashion advice book in 2000, Ready 2 D