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Are you envious of grifters?
I went to see Edwina the other week for a drink and we fell to talking about a woman we know who is a bit of a grifter.
What do I mean by “grifter”? Technically a grifter is a con artist, but in this instance we meant that this woman has...
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bad news
But first: a slightly disastrous haircut. At a place I have previously had a good haircut, but this time I went too short. I was feeling cavalier, very fuck it. “Take it to the chin!” I ordered.
Am I actually stupid though
Feeling very dim-witted and slow because I failed to finish reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. I was reading it because it’s a book on The Book Club podcast, (the one with Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett), and it sounded jol...
Come and see me!
I will be talking to Zoe Strimpel THIS THURSDAY 21 May, as in today is Monday, then Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, at 1830 at Waterstones Gower Street. Tickets are here but you will also be able to just show up I’m sure.
Here is a map, if...
Sibling rivalry
Just quickly, first, the paperback of my first novel is out on July 16th.
If you shied away from the hardback due to price - no judgment here - and are not a kindle user, the paperback can be pre-ordered in all the usual places BUT ALSO h...
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