{"product_id":"how-to-fake-being-tidy-fenella-souter-9781760878443","title":"How to Fake Being Tidy: And Other Things My Mother Never Taught Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eFunny true stories about the everyday dramas that can make or break friendships, cooking, housekeeping and the domestic chaos that always threatens to get the upper hand, written in the tradition of Nora Ephron.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A glorious account of how the little things of life are, of course, the big things' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Glover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Every failed domestic goddess will rock with laughter.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShona Martyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy mother wasn't much of a housekeeper. She wasn't much of a cook either, although she tried. She longed to live a more unconventional life. Admirably high-minded, but it meant I never learnt to fold a towel.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these funny, sometimes poignant, stories, award-winning feature writer Fenella Souter celebrates the highs and lows of domestic life - from her attempts to run the house like a grown-up, to lessons in good cooking; from accidentally killing her wisteria, divorcing the cat and shirt-fronting bossy tradies, to wondering if the 'hostess gift' is still a thing or why some people have impeccable taste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their distinctive wit, they will leave you smiling with recognition at the everyday dramas and dilemmas that can make or break friendships and marriages, turn a house into a home, or let chaos get the upper hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Chuck out all your self-help guides to gratitude, mindfulness and finding meaning. This book is all you need.' - \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Wood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sweet, wise and very funny.' - \u003ci\u003eDanny Katz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fenella Souter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760878448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760878443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Fenella Souter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519316439295,"sku":"9781760878443","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0950f1a0-a7a8-4b89-812e-210176a93ac3.jpg?v=1778737247","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-fake-being-tidy-fenella-souter-9781760878443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}