I think it was “Falling and Laughing” - it’s a song lyric. I think she first mentioned she was writing it in 2012This book has been in the making since about 2017 though
I saw a comment from someone asking if she would ever write fiction and she said no. What happened to Falling Down Laughing?
God, no, but her inexplicable sycophants would claim it's the best daal they've ever had, even though they didn't have 3 of the ingredients and substituted beans in place of lentils.Yeah exactly, if you wanted to make a daal surely Sali wouldn't be your first port of call?
It's all one-pot cooking, from what I can gather. Maybe it's a book of middle-class, middle-aged life hacksDespite myself, I confess I am interested in what this book is about. A while ago she mentioned in an IG interview that she was 'repurposing' for the book an article she had written for the Pool (an article about the shops not stocking clothes she wanted to buy).
On the basis of that, I'd wondered whether the book had a 'that was then, this is now' theme - e.g. I used to wear heels, now I wear flats. Now I'm wondering whether it might be a Greatest Hits collection - best articles, best recipes, best beauty products.
But it's so much fun!
It’s so like her style of writing too, that’s what makes it so hilarious!But it's so much fun!
That’s not the worst thing. The worst is that her daughter went to live with her ex husband. I find that unthinkable. I would always choose my children first. Always.Thank you, @Spanner ! The worst thing is that IK isn't even married to that awful creep. So why the hell is she sticking around? Not that marriage would make us stick around with a sex offender but surely it would be less complicated to leave when they're not married
Ahh, I wasn’t sure, I thought I read married somewhere but maybe I’ve invented it because, you’re right, why would she be with him if you don’t even have the trouble of a divorce? What I find absolutely inexplicable is that her teenage daughter now has to live with her father because her partner is a n o n c e.Thank you, @Spanner ! The worst thing is that IK isn't even married to that awful creep. So why the hell is she sticking around? Not that marriage would make us stick around with a sex offender but surely it would be less complicated to leave when they're not married
He's clearly got an alcohol problem so I wonder if maybe she does too and that's why she's sticking with him. Boozy co-dependency. Addicts tell themselves all sorts of lies to excuse their behaviour, or their partner's behaviour. And remember that bird's nest situation she had with her hair? I know most people's hair went free-range in 2020, but that level of unkemptness made me wonder.Ahh, I wasn’t sure, I thought I read married somewhere but maybe I’ve invented it because, you’re right, why would she be with him if you don’t even have the trouble of a divorce? What I find absolutely inexplicable is that her teenage daughter now has to live with her father because her partner is a n o n c e.
I have to say it makes me feel quite smug to think of all the shit she was throwing our way after freaky friday, when actually she deserves pity. So desperate to not be alone, she’d rather live with a sex offender than by herself. Very sad woman
Sorry yes, it's an expression that Irish people use but isn't always literal! Yes it's the pits, beyond comprehension. And what makes it even more shocking is that her daughter has special needs. How could she choose that pig over her own daughter?That’s not the worst thing. The worst is that her daughter went to live with her ex husband. I find that unthinkable. I would always choose my children first. Always.
"Married incels". Projection much?Ahh, I wasn’t sure, I thought I read married somewhere but maybe I’ve invented it because, you’re right, why would she be with him if you don’t even have the trouble of a divorce? What I find absolutely inexplicable is that her teenage daughter now has to live with her father because her partner is a n o n c e.
I have to say it makes me feel quite smug to think of all the shit she was throwing our way after freaky friday, when actually she deserves pity. So desperate to not be alone, she’d rather live with a sex offender than by herself. Very sad woman
That she actually presented that hair for some poor soul to wash it makes me feel queasyHe's clearly got an alcohol problem so I wonder if maybe she does too and that's why she's sticking with him. Boozy co-dependency. Addicts tell themselves all sorts of lies to excuse their behaviour, or their partner's behaviour. And remember that bird's nest situation she had with her hair? I know most people's hair went free-range in 2020, but that level of unkemptness made me wonder.
I'm waiting on the "RIP Gap & Topshop Oxford Circus where I met my fellow bitchy twitterers and dressed up in leopard print before it was cool" post in 3...2...1...@SqualorVictoria
Also, being the first person in the world to be vegetarian (I honestly can’t believe someone who lives in hippy dippy Brighton - BRIGHTON! - could go on about vegetarianism like they discovered it) and when she worked in Gap on Oxford St
Depression can do that toothat level of unkemptness made me wonder.
Maybe a lifestyle theme, yes. I’m thinking a chapter on purchasing clothes online from places like eBay (her jeans) and other ‘cool’ places. I was interested in this until I realised that I cba to ‘watch’ stuff. She used to say she got a lot of her clothes second hand before she kitted herself out head to foot in Hush.If she's re-purposing old Pool articles I can see her trying to write some kind of Guide to Life nonsense, with a chapter dedicated to all the milestones and cornerstones: leaving home, choosing a career, heartbreak, friendship, motherhood, marriage etc, and a recommended recipe, film, and song to go with all of them.
No doubt lots of Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, and Bowie. Some films that she saw WAY before you did. And various uninspiring one pot meals.
Maybe it will be reminiscent of that snooty book India Knight wrote a few years back on how to be middle aged. (like anyone's taking her advice these days...)
100 % agreeThat’s not the worst thing. The worst is that her daughter went to live with her ex husband. I find that unthinkable. I would always choose my children first. Always.
I'd forgotten that (but so has she apparently) - it wasn't so long ago was it she made a big thing about buying second hand clothes (and had done for ages obvs).She used to say she got a lot of her clothes second hand before she kitted herself out head to foot in Hush.
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