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How to be a Gentlewoman
- Author
- Lotte Jeffs
- Narrator
- Lotte Jeffs
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 5 September 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Gender studies: women and girls, Women’s health, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Lifestyle and personal style guides, Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice, topics and issues, Sex and sexuality: advice, topics and issues, Separation and divorce / Breaking up: advice, topics and issues, Manners: guides and advice, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents
What to expect
'This is brilliant and timely' Elizabeth Day
'Part memoir, part manual - this is the type of book every modern woman can take something from' Grazia
Learn to navigate the harshness of life with soft power. In her debut book, Lotte Jeffs weaves powerful life experience with practical advice and a psychological deep-dive into what truly constitutes an emotionally rich and meaningful existence. She speaks to everyone from agony aunts and archaeologists, to pop stars and novelists, to explore a diverse picture of what it is to truly live life well.
How to be a Gentlewoman will teach you how to slow down, lean out, recognize good relationships and let go of the bad, create a space you love, find your people and construct a happy and 'joined up' sense of yourself.
The gentle antidote to a brutal world.
For fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Elizabeth Day's How to Fail.
Critics Review
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Lotte Jeffs is a fresh, unique and wry voice who writes with generosity and insight - the epitome of a gentlewoman, in fact. This is a brilliant and timely exploration of what it means to be a successful female in the 21st century.
Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail
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Lotte is an eloquent and modern voice. How to Be A Gentlewoman is smart, inclusive and authentic.
Lorraine Candy, Editor-in-Chief of Sunday Times Style
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Part memoir, part manual - this is the type of book every modern woman can take something from.
Grazia
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How to be a Gentlewoman feels both authentic and fresh.
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Lotte Jeffs
- Narrator
- Lotte Jeffs
- Duration
- 5 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9781788401913
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Gender studies: women and girls, Women’s health, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Lifestyle and personal style guides, Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice, topics and issues, Sex and sexuality: advice, topics and issues, Separation and divorce / Breaking up: advice, topics and issues, Manners: guides and advice, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents
Synopsis
*'This is brilliant and timely' Elizabeth Day'Part memoir, part manual - this is the type of book every modern woman can take something from' GraziaLearn to navigate the harshness of life with soft power. In her debut book, Lotte Jeffs weaves powerful life experience with practical advice and a psychological deep-dive into what truly constitutes an emotionally rich and meaningful existence. She speaks to everyone from agony aunts and archaeologists, to pop stars and novelists, to explore a diverse picture of what it is to truly live life well.How to be a Gentlewoman will teach you how to slow down, lean out, recognize good relationships and let go of the bad, create a space you love, find your people and construct a happy and 'joined up' sense of yourself.The gentle antidote to a brutal world.For fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Elizabeth Day's How to Fail.
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