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India Knight

    14 décembre 1965

    India Knight est une journaliste britannique dont les œuvres ont été traduites en 28 langues. Son écriture se caractérise par un aperçu pénétrant des complexités de la vie moderne et des relations familiales. Knight capture magistralement les questions sociales contemporaines et les explorations personnelles avec esprit et empathie. Ses romans offrent aux lecteurs une perspective unique sur les défis et les joies de l'existence quotidienne.

    India Knight
    Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet
    Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook
    The Shops
    In Your Prime
    Darling
    The Goodness of Dogs
    • 2025

      Home

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter, Home is full India Knight's inimitable wisdom, observations and reassuring advice, as she takes us room-by-room through the beauty, the mess, and the joy of life. Why are we obsessed with our homes? Why do we immediately sigh with contentment when we open our front doors - and why is that so central to our wellbeing? As readers of India Knight's popular substack know, home really, really matters. It is your castle. And, room by room, Home is your guide to a home you delight in. Whether it's owned or rented, big or tiny, rural or urban, bachelor pad or rammed with children, Home is a testament to real homes, to everyday dinners, to the kitchen junk drawer, to turning off the big light, and to the power of a good night's sleep.

      Home
    • 2023

      With beauty, as with so much else, knowledge is power. Here's all of mine. Why has my favourite eyeliner stopped looking flattering? What can I do about the skin on my neck? Am I too old for contour? What is contour? Every week, tens of thousands of women turn to India Knight's beauty column in the Sunday Times Style Magazine, to be directed to beauty products that really work by someone they can trust - and who understands how much this stuff matters. It matters because looking, and therefore feeling, like yourself at every stage of life is fundamental. In this brilliant, essential, reassuring book, India has distilled her beauty wisdom into practical advice for every part of the face and beyond- from tips for thinning lips and thinning hair, to the best skincare for older faces, to the make-up products that really make a difference, to demystifying the scientific jargon beloved by the beauty industry. If you would rather not use 35 products on your face every morning or watch how-to videos on TikTok, or if you have ever looked in the mirror and found yourself thinking 'Who is that?', then India Knight's Beauty Edit is the book you've been waiting for. It is a glorious and indispensable celebration of how to be old(er) with minimum fuss and a generous helping of grace, confidence and style.

      India Knight's Beauty Edit
    • 2022

      Darling

      A razor-sharp, gloriously funny retelling of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      3,9(171)Évaluer

      This modern adaptation of a classic novel blends humor and poignancy, capturing the essence of Nancy Mitford's original work. It explores contemporary themes through relatable characters, offering a fresh perspective while maintaining the charm of the source material. Perfect for readers who appreciate both wit and emotional depth, this book promises to resonate with anyone who loves a good story that balances laughter with heartfelt moments.

      Darling
    • 2016

      The Goodness of Dogs

      • 284pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
      3,9(76)Évaluer

      The human's guide to choosing, buying, training, feeding, living with and caring for your dog--Cover.

      The Goodness of Dogs
    • 2015

      In Your Prime

      Older, Wiser, Happier

      • 272pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
      3,5(12)Évaluer

      India Knight is an accomplished author with a diverse portfolio, including four bestselling non-fiction books focused on diet and lifestyle, along with four novels that explore personal and culinary themes. As a columnist for the Sunday Times, she shares insights on contemporary life. Based in London, she balances her writing career with family life alongside her partner and three children, showcasing her ability to weave personal experiences into her work.

      In Your Prime
    • 2013

      Mutton

      • 242pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      3,1(328)Évaluer

      Clara Hutt is forty-six years old, and in pretty good nick, considering. She has kick-ass underwear, a large and loving family, and a healthy sense of what matters in life. Until Gaby moves in. Gaby's an old school friend of Clara's who has just returned from LA.

      Mutton
    • 2011

      The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford, with an introduction by India Knight. In print together for the first time in many years, and here in one volume, are all eight of Nancy Mitford's sparklingly astute, hilarious and completely unputdownable novels, with a new introduction by India Knight. Published over a period of 30 years, they provide a wonderful glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war. 'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible' Spectator 'Deliciously funny' Evelyn Waugh 'Utter, utter bliss' Daily Mail Nancy Mitford (1904-1973) was born in London, the eldest child of the second Baron Redesdale. Her childhood in a large remote country house with her five sisters and one brother is recounted in the early chapters of The Pursuit of Love (1945), which according to the author, is largely autobiographical. Apart from being taught to ride and speak French, Nancy Mitford always claimed she never received a proper education. She started writing before her marriage in 1932 in order 'to relieve the boredom of the intervals between the recreations established by the social conventions of her world' and had written four novels, including Wigs on the Green (1935), before the success of The Pursuit of Love in 1945. After the war she moved to Paris where she lived for the rest of her life. She followed The Pursuit of Love with Love in a Cold Climate (1949), The Blessing (1951) and Don't Tell Alfred (1960). She also wrote four works of biography: Madame de Pompadour, first published to great acclaim in 1954, Voltaire in Love, The Sun King and Frederick the Great. As well as being a novelist and a biographer she also translated Madame de Lafayette's classic novel, La Princesse de Clèves, into English, and edited Noblesse Oblige, a collection of essays concerned with the behaviour of the English aristocracy and the idea of 'U' and 'non-U'. Nancy Mitford was awarded the CBE in 1972.

      The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford: With a New Introduction by India Knight
    • 2011

      Comfort and Joy

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      3,3(167)Évaluer

      Oxford Street, two shopping days left to Christmas, and wife and mum Clara Dunphy is desperately, madly trying to make everything, not perfect, but just right for her extended family on the greatest day of the year. But then she gets distracted...

      Comfort and Joy
    • 2011

      Vintage – der neue, junge Trend – Selber machen ist in! Das Sparbuch für schicke Leute. Bestsellerautorin und Style-Expertin India Knight zeigt, wie man mit wenig Geld fabelhaft leben kann. Aus alten Klamotten schneidert sie Kissenbezüge, mit den Rezepten ihrer Mutter kocht sie Eingemachtes und aus Aspirin rührt sie das „beste Peeling aller Zeiten“. Treffend, urkomisch und überzeugend schreibt sie für alle, die ihr Budget entschlanken wollen, ohne dabei auf Luxus, Glamour und jede Menge Spaß zu verzichten. Mit diesem Buch gewinnt man einen frischen Blick auf den wahren Wert der Dinge und verliert nichts – außer den Schulden bei der Bank.

      Vintage your life!
    • 2011

      Nové špeky ze života Kláry Huttové Volné pokračování knihy Největší špeky mýho života po šesti letech. Čtyřicetiletá londýnská novinářka Klára vypráví s vtipným nadhledem o peripetiích života v novém manželství. Druhý manžel, třetí dítě, několikrát rozvedená vlastní matka, pár nevlastních sourozenců a k tomu rozvětvená irská rodina z manželovy strany – to je realita Klářina hektického života několik let po rozvodu s prvním manželem, který je nyní jejím nejlepším kamarádem. Příběh se odehrává během tří po sobě jdoucích Vánoc, kdy se Klářina početná rodina i nejbližší přátelé scházejí u jejího stolu. Tradiční oslavy se však občas zvrtnou neočekávaným způsobem a mohou řádně zamíchat osudy všech zúčastněných. Humorné vyprávění o lásce a sexu v každém věku, o tom, jak udržet funkční manželský život i po několika dětech, jak se vypořádat s příliš emancipovanou vlastní matkou a jak se při tom všem udržet při zdravém rozumu a nezbláznit se.

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