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Love. This is a lorry, not a Ferrari.
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In honor of my goddaughter's christening, I will perform 'The Real Slim Shady,' by Eminem," he says confidently."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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My parents watch too many soap operas, that's their trouble. In fact, they were probably I was pregnant. By my wicked married lover whom they could then murder and bury under the patio.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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I know friends should be supportive of each other's life decisions and all that.
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life
supportive
friendships
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Sophie Kinsella |
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49e2e15
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When he was EIGHT. Anne, do you know what teenage parties are like? What if they knife each other and have sex on the trampoline?
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d407f04
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I hesitate a moment. Wearing his dressing gown seems a bit cutesy. A bit Let me put on your great big manly shirt and allow the sleeves to flap endearingly around my fingers. But I have no choice.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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But there's no point. He's busy with his life - and I'm busy with mine.
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He even said you once threw al your husband's clothes onto the street and invited the neighbors to help themselves!" says Ellen with a bright laugh. "He's got such an imagination!" My face flames. Damn. I thought he was asleep when I did that."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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The first story is all about the president washing his piano. At least I'm pretty sure that's what presidente and lavoro pieno must mean
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And then suddenly I hear his footsteps approaching. He's behind me, thirty feet away, at a guess. No wonder I couldn't see him. I should turn. Right now I should turn. This is the moment that it would be natural to swivel round and greet him. Call out a hello; wave my phone in the air. But my feet are rooted to the spot. I can't bring myself to move. Because as soon as I do, it will be time to be polite and matter-of-fact and back to normal..
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As I stare at it,I can feel little invisible strings,silently tugging me toward it. I have to touch it. I have to wear it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
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feelings
tugging
strings
shopping
invisible
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Except that stopping mid-sentence is the worst thing people can do. It's, like, totally passive aggressive, because you can't take issue with anything they've said. You have to take issue with what you think they were going to say.
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passive-aggresive
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Becky, if I had to wait five years, then I would. Or eight -- or even ten." He pauses, and there's complete silence except for a tiny gust of wind, blowing confetti about the churchyard. "But I hope that one day -- preferably rather sooner than that -- you'll do me the honor of marrying me?"
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love
wedding
engagement
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People drive by in their colorful convertibles with the roof down, looking all relaxed and friendly, as if you might stroll up to them while they're pausing at the light and start a conversation. It's the opposite of Britain, where everyone's in their own self-contained metal box, swearing at the rain.
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Which is just grief, I guess. I've decided that grief is like a newborn baby. It knocks you for six. It takes over your brain with its incessant cry. It stops you sleeping or eating or functioning, and everyone says, "Hang in there, it gets easier." What they don't say is, "Two years on, you'll think it's got easier, but then, out of the blue, you'll hear a certain tune in the supermarket and start sobbing."
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You sound like Darth Vader," I say bluntly. Elinor doesn't even flinch. "So be it," she says, and sips her water. That is totally a Darth Vader thing to say. Next she'll be ordering the destruction of a thousand innocent Jedi younglings."
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It'll be George Michael all over again," Dad mutters darkly to Mum, and I give a sharp intake of breath. That is AGAINST our family code. No one was supposed to mention George Michael ever again. We even turn off "Carless Whisper" whenever it comes on."
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My great moment of triumph ... It's all turned to dust. I wasn't the heroine of the hour. I was the thoughtless, stupid villain.
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Stuff that balances out the bright and shiny, just like there is for all of us. Bright and shiny on the one side, the crappy truth on the other. I think I've finally figured out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright and shiny, remember, they have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do! And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, "Is this my life?" Remember, it's not. Everyone's..
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Linus might come over. He might not. Either way is fine. Either way, his decision is about himself, not about you. You are not responsible for his feelings.
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Que le voy a decir? Sere franca y sincera, pero sin contarle la verdad.
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verdad
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But nothing changes if nothing changes. I saw that slogan on a T-shirt the other day, and it really resonated. I've changed. My horizons have shifted, And if I want to keep growing and changing, I need to challenge myself.
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In fact, her whole demeanor is calmer. It's creepy. It's like she's had Botox of the soul.
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Do you respond to every e-mail you get, Becky?" Luke turns, incredulous. "Do you have a fine selection of Viagra substitutes too?"
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I've taken over the guest room wardrobe too- plus, I've arranged all my shoes on the bookshelves on the landing. (I put the books in boxes. No one ever read them. anyway.)
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Then, on impulse, I scroll back through my previous Instagram posts, looking at the photos of London cafes, sights, drinks, and smiling faces (mostly strangers). The whole thing is like a feel-good movie, and what's wrong with that? Loads of people use colored filters or whatever on Instagram. Well, my filter is the "this is how I'd like it to be" filter. It's not that I lie. I was in those places, even if I couldn't afford a hot chocolate...
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perfect-life
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a9ee426
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She says screens are the cigarettes of our age. They're toxic, and we're only going to realize the damage they're doing when it's too late.
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funny
family
friendship
life
starbucks
sunglasses
bully
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So do I, you.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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You're so narrow-minded! You live in the same village you grew up in, you run the family business, you're buying a nursery down the road... you're practically still in the womb. So before you lecture me on the way to live my life, try living one of your own, OK?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Remember what I used to tel you when you were a little girl? 'A fool and her money soon part.' Current-day translation? Stop pissing away your assets at Bloomingdale's.
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money
bloomingdales
shopaholic
shop
addiction
confession
shopping
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I feel a hotness behind my eyes. I have no idea why. I don't know why I suddenly feel affected. I want to type I admire you, but I can't bring myself to. Not even by text. Instead, after a moment's hesitation, I type: I understand you.
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La vita reale non e veleggiare per Knightsbridge in taxi o scegliere valigie da mille sterline. No, questa e la vita reale. A casa in un minuscolo appartamento che puzza ancora di curry, una pila di lettere minacciose della banca che ti aspettano, e tu che non hai la minima idea di che fare al riguardo.
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No!" Linus sounds really shocked. Shocked, embarrassed, discomfited. Kind of mortified. Like he can't believe I would say that. (I'm getting all this from one syllable, you understand.)"
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My aunt grows special rhubarb in dark sheds. They keep it dark and warm all winter and harvest it by candlelight and it's the best stuff. She sells it for a fortune, btw.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Forse sono priva di quel particolare gene che ti fa maturare [...] Tutti stanno andando avanti senza di me, verso un mondo che non comprendo.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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They maintain this guilty, defiant refusal to engage: I know you're out there; I know it's awful and I'm safe inside, but I suffered too, so let me just read my Kindle without bloody guilt-tripping me, OK?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Is you look good, you feel good!
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look-good
shopaholic
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Sophie Kinsella |
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336a4d9
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You're sure nothing happened when you bumped your head?" she says at last. "Like...personality transplant?"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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5ff0d99
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Mothers are multi-taskers.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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095d075
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I don't even feel so sure of that any more. I mean, if we were a couple, he'd be here, wouldn't he? He'd be here with me.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f22160a
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If we don't stick up for the ones we love, then what are we good for? Professor Russell
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love
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Sophie Kinsella |
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butterflies. Jemima's wrong. This isn't me against him. This is me with him.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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And the truth is, the country is very cool. It's absolutely the new town.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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A mother in J Brand skinny jeans with an impeccably dressed daughter walks past, giving me the Mummy Once-over, and I flinch. Since I had Minnie, I've learned that the Mummy Once-over is even more savage than the Manhattan Once-over. In the Mummy Once-over, they don't just assess and price your clothes to the nearest penny in one sweeping glance. Oh no. They also take in your child's clothes, pram brand, nappy bag, snack choice and whether ..
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