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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.

© Susannah Constantine 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

A romp . . . Constantine comes across as a trooper with a filthy sense of humour
The Times
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
Good Housekeeping 'BOOKS OF THE YEAR'
Bonkers and brilliant. Her writing is exquisite. With comedy and candour, she bares her soul . . . Magnificent
Sunday Mail
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
Sunday Times
A treasure trove of previously untold stories . . . A riveting read
Good Housekeeping
We lunched better than we danced
Anton Du Beke
Wildly fun
Daily Telegraph, '50 BEST BOOKS OF 2022'
Sensational, juicy, gossipy, filthy and bravely honest in equal measure, Susannah Constantine's memoir is a rollicking romp through the upper middle classes
Sunday Times
Author Susannah Constantine
Narrator Susannah Constantine
Duration 10 hours and 4 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241595183
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Memoirs, Self-help, personal development and practical advice
Availability AU, GB, IE

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