‘With it being the first day of pheasant shooting, Harry claimed to have woken up at the crack of dawn to procure lunch for everyone. He added that, when working with Lucy’s sister Bella at Sotheby’s, he had no idea there was another statuesque blonde in the family, whereupon Stanley Johnson surprised everyone by chipping
‘You will at least see the other point of view, regardless of any pressure, instead of being bombarded by propagandist material churned out at every possible substantive opportunity.’
Naim Attallah blogs about the ‘climate-change prophets of doom’ and Taking Morgan by David Rose, The Age of Global Warming by Rupert Darwall and Heaven and Earth
‘Lucy O’Donnell is a popular lady. Not only was her Cancer is my Teacher book launch jam-packed with just about every toff in Chelsea, Daunt Books sold a record-breaking number of copies on the night (the most at any launch EVER)’
Tatler Bystander Online on the launch of Cancer is my Teacher by Lucy O’Donnell
‘But book prizes are extremely important, especially for writers. My debut, Coconut Unlimited, was a novel about a subject publishers considered niche – hip-hop – and brought out by a small independent press. Getting shortlisted for the 2010 Costa first novel award was the best thing that ever happened to it, creating an awareness for
The book is (of course) wonderfully sensitive around the confusion of love…
"I can't tell anyone ... he's my Dad, so
‘Who, quite frankly, could resist a memoir where the schoolgirl narrator’s friend breathlessly reveals that ‘two teachers and the colonel all sleep together in one big bed’, only to be slapped down: “Grace, you shouldn’t spread rumours. It’s bad for the war effort.”‘
The Spectator reviews Slideshow: Memories of a Wartime Childhood by Marjorie Ann
‘She is now in her 80s, elegant, articulate, and as energetic as someone half her age.’
The Camden Review gives a fantastic review of Slideshow: Memories of a Wartime Childhood. Get your copy here today!
Last night we launched Cancer is My Teacher by Lucy O’Donnell at Daunt Books, Fulham Road. It was a fantastic evening with delicious wine and canapés. Our Chairman said the following of the book:
The more people buy the book the more hope they give for cancer sufferers as they follow Lucy’s example and say