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The Meaning of Sunglasses
The Meaning of Sunglasses
Sep 29, 2024 1:39 PM

Author:Hadley Freeman

The Meaning of Sunglasses

In this funny, chic and wise book, award-winning fashion writer Hadley Freeman separates the nonsense from the fabulous and shows that falling in love with an It bag doesn't mean you have the IQ of an It girl. Ever the entertaining guide, Hadley shows how to wear shorts without looking like an extra in Hamlet, what to spend money on, and what not to, and why only harpists should wear velvet. And most of all, she shows that you don't need to be thin, young, tall or rich to enjoy fashion, you just need a sense of humour. If you've ever lusted after an improbably priced key ring, wondered why there's a large chunk of fashion that girls get but boys don't, got into an exuberant state at a party and left your 'clutch' bag in the ladies or spent fruitless hours worrying about what to wear on a date, this is the book for you.

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Thanks to Rosey's brilliant advice, my daughter naps and sleeps like a dream

—— Kate Lawler , Kate Lawler

Rosey came to the rescue just at the right time - her help has been life-changing and I can't recommend her enough

—— Anna Williamson , Anna Williamson

Life is nothing without literature, whether taken in snippets...or in satisfying chunks, like the contents of the new anthology When Love Speaks...plenty to choose from in this collection

—— Bel Mooney , Daily Mail

Far more, and better, than the routine Valentine's anthology...rings the bells for a garland that revives a stale genre

—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent

The collected poems and prose extracts successfully fulfill editor Adam O'Riordan's aim to capture 'some of the strangeness of the wedding day' and other aspects of our love lives.

—— Chrissie Manby , Time Out

With her charmingly conversational tone, Guiliano walks readers through the mental and physical steps of aging with attitude, covering everything from cosmetics to spiritual life.

—— Publishers Weekly

With Anxiously Attached, Jessica Baum shares relatable, real life insights into the underlying relationship issues faced by so many in our era of disconnection. Her empowering, actionable tools for becoming 'self-full' take the self-love and self-care movements to the next level.

—— Ruby Warrington, author of Material Girl, Mystical World and Sober Curious

Jessica Baum's forthrightness, vulnerability and clinical sensitivity provide the foundation for a powerful journey of growth . . . Now you can learn to cultivate the skills of inner soothing provided in this excellent guide-and you'll discover how to "learn" or "earn" security in this science-backed yet practical set of steps to build the capacities that were not developed in your youth. Welcome to the challenge-and opportunity-to transform your life from the inside out!

—— Daniel J Siegel, bestselling author of Mindsight, IntraConnected, Aware and Mind

Arrangements in Blue took my breath away... Even in the process of reading it for the first time I knew it would be a book I would return to again and again.

—— Sophie Mackintosh, author of Blue Ticket

A unique, intimate memoir about building a beautiful life without prioritising romantic love, or focusing on received ideas of success.

—— Guardian

I love Amy Key.

—— Lauren Laverne

Beautifully written

—— Financial Times

There is a whole life pulsing within these pages, written with both clarity and eloquence... A book to be read in astonishment and in admiration. Bewitching.

—— Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat

Amy Key’s Arrangements in Blue has been comforting while going through a separation, it revises the societal position of singlehood, especially for childless women and gloriously channels the atmospheric album Blue by Joni Mitchell.

—— Raymond Antrobus, author of The Perseverance

In Arrangements in Blue Amy Key finds a language, searing in its depth and honesty, for desire, shame, grief and, crucially, for compassion.

—— Kayo Chingonyi, A Blood Condition

Deeply moving... A study of love - platonic and romantic, lost and found - Amy's memoir demonstrates the power of music on forming a self.

—— i-D

A seriously beautiful and important work I feel lucky to have encountered and which will change how many think about love in all its iterations.

—— Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation

A gorgeous manifesto for a solo life, the power of music and friendships and a reckoning with the possibilities of love and fulfilment.

—— Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations

A beautiful memoir about a life lived without romantic love... Key seems less interested in the privileges that divide us than in the forms of love that can unite us, whatever they may be, and expand our understanding of what it means to have a life well lived.

—— Guardian

Profound and poetic, vulnerable yet brave, I devoured Amy Key's memoir about love, loss, memory and hope. An incredible writer, a stunning debut.

—— Lisa McGee, creator of Derry Girls

An exquisite book whose beauty sweetly stung me. Amy writes just like Joni sings... with ecstatic feminine power.

—— May-Lan Tan, author of Things to Make and Break

Amy Key's extraordinary Arrangements in Blue isn't merely a commentary on Joni Mitchell's Blue, but something bolder, more personal and shape-shifting... It makes itself up on its own terms. An intimate, absorbing inquiry.

—— Paul Lisicky, author of Later: My Life at the Edge of the World

From grief to anger to full-throttled joy, Amy Key hits every note of feeling with perfect pitch... A brave and brilliant exploration of how one woman lives both alone and alongside romance. An absolutely gorgeous work.

—— Heather Christle, author of The Crying Book

Arrangements in Blue is as bold as it is beautiful. Key is not afraid to go to the depths of her longings, but in doing so she creates something new: a space for the voice of solitude, one that is full of heart and creativity for a personal intimacy with home, friends and the self. If a book can be a loving companion, this is it.

—— Lily Dunn, author of Sins of my Father

Filled with lyrical turns of phrase, this insightful take on living solo will appeal to poets, dreamers and anyone marching to the beat of their own drum. It's a lush and moving memoir.

—— Publishers Weekly, *Starred Review*

This memoir may do for you what Blue has done for her Key, putting your unexpressed feelings into beautiful words and helping you feel connected to the world.

—— Crack

Key charts women's lives with a savage delicacy.

—— Olivia Laing

'A writer of a rare and strange magic.'

—— Sarah Perry

'I love Amy Key.'

—— Lauren Laverne

'A beautiful read.'

—— Amy Liptrot

'If you read one thing this weekend make it Amy Key's astonishing essay on Joni Mitchell's Blue, love and love's absence.'

—— Sophie Mackintosh
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