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2168c5e
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It's just, there's something compelling about very beautiful people. Especially strong-jawed men with stubble and intense eyes. You fall under their spell and believe anything they say.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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37b98e5
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Buy calmly and with meaning.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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bec78f1
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People move on. Friendship end.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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5cfcd3d
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The idea of Kai and Luke sitting at a table discussing his pecs nearly made me snort out my coconut water.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f135a96
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I collapse on my pillows in relief, my heart pounding. Thank fuck. I don't have a child. And
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Sophie Kinsella |
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7c29abd
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How did I guess? From you . . . I mean, you look pregnant." "No, I don't! No one else has guessed!" "They must have. It's completely obvious!"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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277ecc6
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And just so you know, Lexi... I love you." "Really?" I beam delightedly before I can stop myself. "I mean... fab. Thanks very much!"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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bbfc049
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So this evening has gone about as hideously as it possibly could. There's only one solution, which is to keep drinking wine until my nerves have been numbed or I pass out. Whichever comes first. Supper
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f1e9ee7
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Incredibly fond.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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e470635
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flush
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Sophie Kinsella |
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72009f5
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Whatever's gone before, life's too short not to make amends. Life's too short to bear a grudge. On
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Sophie Kinsella |
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39c0339
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Of course! I'm far more used to working with a ... a ... a Nimbus 2000." Trish peers at me in surprise. "Isn't that the broomstick out of Harry Potter?" Damn. I knew I'd heard it somewhere. "Yes ... it is," I say at last, my face flaming. "And also a well-known ironing board. In fact, I think the broomstick was named ... er ... after the ironing board."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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285a935
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But sometimes you have to be brave. Sometimes you have to show people what's important in life. And I have this very strong gut instinct that what I've done is the right thing.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a272592
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Maybe this is karma.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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80fcda0
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I also know that standing up for yourself can be hard. But you have to do it." Sam Roxton"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0ffe884
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It's all a game. And if you don't want to play, maybe you shouldn't come to Hollywood.
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family
life
love
shopaholic
hollywood
star
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1cf51da
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I try to pay for lunch, but Sam point-blank refuses, so we compromise on going Dutch.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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ba648a8
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I don't know anything about Japanese business or Japanese culture. Apart from sushi.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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817d3ae
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What is it about shoes? I mean, I like most kind of clothes, but a fabulous pair of shoes can just reduce me to jelly. Sometimes, when no-one else is at home, I open my wardrobe and just stare at all my pairs of shoes, like some mad collector. And once I lined them all up on my bed and took a photograph of them. Which might seem a bit weird, but I thought, I've got loads of photos of people I don't really like, so why not take one of someth..
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shopaholic
manhattan
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1171ec2
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On impulse, I go round the small clearing, picking up all the trash, working with a burst of energy. There isn't a rubbish bin, but I gather it together and put it next to a large rock. My life might be a mess, but I can clear a patch of land, at least.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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97a7e15
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He's hopeless," sighs Suze. "You know, he can name about a hundred breeds of sheep but not one of Madonna's husbands."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a621486
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head into the children's bedroom, where our babysitter, Teri, is presiding over a massive game of Twister. Minnie doesn't understand Twister, but she understands rolling around on the mat, getting in everyone's way, so that's what she's doing.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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de6d593
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Yes, Ermintrude." I muster a smile. "Ermintrude the hamster." The spotlight finally moves off me, and Dix Donahue comes to the end of his speech, and I look up to see Luke giving me a little wink as he approaches through the crowd. "I'll get you a new hamster this Christmas, darling," he says over the sound of applause. "We'll fight the discrimination together. If you can be brave enough, so can I."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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e0072ee
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I think talking to other people can bring its own unhelpful baggage. Sometimes you just need to talk to an entity. The void. Your God.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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19574ff
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is tall and rangy, with muscled thighs that start three inches apart. She looks like she probably runs up a mountain every day and doesn't even know what a KitKat is.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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9e2c16d
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It hasn't snowed like this for years. Real, proper snow. Dickensian snow,
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Sophie Kinsella |
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75ae00e
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They just go on and on. The most extraordinary one is this one I found on a gossip site: Becky "drank cocktails" before row, bartender reports I mean, for God's sake. What does that have to do with anything? They might as well write LOIS AND SAGE VISITED BATHROOM ON DAY OF ROW. They probably will write that."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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110f2bb
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But life can't be about holding on to the bad things. It has to be about grabbing on to the good things and letting the bad things go.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a343b66
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Non ti colpevolizzare perche non conosci tutte le risposte. Non sempre e necessario sapere chi sei. Non e necessario avere il quadro completo, ne sapere dove stai andando. A volte e sufficiente anche solo sapere cosa si fara dopo.
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the-undomestic-goddess
sophie-kinsella
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Sophie Kinsella |
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758948c
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Yes!" I perk up. "Actually, I was wondering, do the mothers have lots of coffee mornings, parties, that kind of thing?" Erica shoots me an odd look. "I meant socialization of the children." "Right." I clear my throat. "The children. Of course."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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3d7423d
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This party is also very much not "norm-Christmas." There's a photo booth in the corner, and black and white balloons reading Naughty and Nice float everywhere." --
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1e1b7d0
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a whole group of tech whizzes are
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Sophie Kinsella |
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67950b9
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How many divorces are caused by the word nothing? I think this would be a very interesting statistic.
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marriage
nothingness
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Sophie Kinsella |
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c53b464
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Hare hare . . . I've moved on . . . hare hare . . . I'm in a good place . . .
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Sophie Kinsella |
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753f69b
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I am an early riser,' he says at last. 'So I watch Owen wake up every morning. And each morning reveals something new. The light catches his face in a particular way; he has a fresh thought; he shares a memory. Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating.' John seems lost in thought again - then comes to. 'And so... not an achievement, my dear.' He gives me a mild, kind smile. 'Rather, a privilege.
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love-is-a-privilege
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Sophie Kinsella |
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dbdfd7b
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Husband disappeared? Order in your lover instead.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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2b1ae74
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Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a82bb4f
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Be honest! Magnus, you and I, we're not destined to be together forever. We're not the main event. I think we're ..." I screw up my face, trying to think of a way to put it. "I think we're each other's footnotes."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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94d030f
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That dream's over," I say shortly. "Partners don't make fifty-million-quid mistakes."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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ac229c5
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This is stupid. How am I supposed to predict which T-shirts I'm going to want to wear? The whole point about T-shirts is you choose them in the morning according to your mood, like crystals, or aromatherapy oils. Imagine if I woke up in the mood for my "Elvis Is Groovy" T-shirt and I didn't have it with me?"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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8f553aa
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Wir haben eine Verabredung getroffen. Luke kauft sich kein Auto, und ich kaufe mir keine neuen Sachen. Jedenfalls nicht bis Oktober. - Aber Bex! - Suze sieht richtig besorgt aus. - Ist das fur dich nicht ungesund? Ich meine, ist es nicht ungesund, wenn man einfach so auf Totalentzug gesetzt wird? Ich hab das mal im Fernsehen gesehen. Die Leute fangen an zu zittern und kriegen Blackouts. Ist dir auch schon zitterig? Oh, mein Gott. Ich habe..
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1cd77ef
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But at the same time, my resolve is hardening like lacquer. I'm taking time out, but I'm not giving up. I mean, I'm only in my twenties; am I going to let one setback crush my ambition? No.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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b99b9f0
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You look a little lost, my dear,' a nun says behind me, and I jump. 'Were you interested in seeing the Bevington Triptych?' 'Oh,' I say. 'Erm... yes. Absolutely.' 'Up there,' she points, and I walk tentatively towards the front of the chapel, hoping it will become obvious what the Bevington Triptych is. A statue, maybe? Or a.. a piece of tapestry? But as I reach the elderly lady, I see that she's staring up at a whole wall of stained glass ..
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becky-bloomwood
rebecca-bloomwood
chapel
nun
holiday
church
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Sophie Kinsella |
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c5277c1
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I still remember Mum. Kind of. I have dim splashes of memory like an unfinished watercolor.
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Sophie Kinsella |