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June 28, 2016
Perfume
Hours spent spritzing with perfume: 2 Hours spent spritzing with more perfume: .5 Hours spent telling stories: .2 Hours spent writing: 0 A little while ago I was asked to tell a story for The Moth Radio Hour, which was recorded in front of a live audience at the Cooper Union in New York. Last […]
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June 22, 2016
What Your Dreams Reveal
Hours spent having lie-ins: 6 Hours spent having dodgy dreams: 2 Hours spent worrying about dodgy dreams: 1 Hours spent looking for slippers under furniture: 1 Hours spent writing: 0 This morning my husband left early for a court case, and I drifted back to sleep. The second sleep is a thing of beauty, but […]
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June 8, 2016
ORDER FALLING – NOW A NY TIMES BEST SELLER
“Her compelling tale reflects an understanding of contemporary women that’s acute and compassionate, served up with style.”―People “The kind of novel you’ll gobble up at a single sitting.”—Cosmopolitan “A smart, complex, character-driven read.”—The Washington Post “Warm, witty, sharp and insightful. Jane Green writes with such honesty and zing.”―Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author In […]
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PRE-ORDER FALLING – AVAILABLE IN JULY
“Her compelling tale reflects an understanding of contemporary women that’s acute and compassionate, served up with style.”―People “The kind of novel you’ll gobble up at a single sitting.”—Cosmopolitan “A smart, complex, character-driven read.”—The Washington Post “Warm, witty, sharp and insightful. Jane Green writes with such honesty and zing.”―Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author In […]
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Sleeping at the theater
Hours Spent Sleeping in Theaters: 1.5 Hours spent embarrassed about Sleeping in Theaters: 9 Hours spent considering confession: 3 Hours spent getting over it: 5 Hours spent writing: 0 The Travelers invited us to the theater recently, as their guests. We were off to see a very famous Movie Star who is now embarking on […]
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June 3, 2016
Killer Heels
Hours spent perusing shoes online: 6 Hours spent going to ballet galas: 0 Hours spent trying on different outfits to match new clogs: 3 Hours spent writing: 0 I have a wardrobe full of high heels, most of which I rarely wear these days, largely because I seem to have lost the ability to walk […]
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May 27, 2016
The Perfect Evening
Emma Freud is my new best friend. It is official. She may not actually know she is my new best friend, but we had such a fantastic time at her bonkers supper club where the guests (me included) responded to her tweet inviting interesting strangers, that I have decided, and once I have decided, it’s […]
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May 21, 2016
My Hometown on Television
Our relatively little town of Westport, Connecticut is abuzz with talk of a new television series, now tentatively titled “American Housewife,” but originally titled: “The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.” The trailer is now on You Tube. Amongst other things, they refer to the children in the town of Westport, Connecticut as “money-obsessed brats,” the […]
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May 12, 2016
Time to Leave the Party
We went to a party recently. I do not particularly like parties, unless they are my own and I have hand-selected everyone in the room for their unique fabulousness. I have to confess that our friends are, on the whole, a pretty fabulous bunch. When we do have parties, everyone leaves saying how lovely everyone […]
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May 1, 2016
Decluttering my closet
I walked into my closet yesterday and very quickly walked back out. I have been doing this a lot recently. I am extremely talented at acquiring new things, and terrible at getting rid of the old. Every square inch is crammed, mostly with things I haven’t even looked at for two years, let alone worn. […]
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