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Clare Conville (Author), Liz Hoggard (Author), Sarah-Jane Lovett (Author)
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Publication Date: 3 Nov 2011

Life-enhancing, packed with poetry and philosophical bon mots, Dangerous Women: The Guide to Modern Life draws on the experience of three dangerously knowledgeable women to offer practical but humourous advice, with an understanding of the finer art of living.

With over 600 entries, from 'Accepting a compliment' and 'Affairs' to 'Entering a covent', 'Family therapy', 'I don't', 'Teenagers' and 'Wolf-whistling', this is the perfect bedside companion for the modern woman.

Mothers, sisters, daughters and girlfriends are constantly asking themselves, and each other, questions about what it means to be a modern woman. Dangerous Women sparkles with the answers.

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: W&N (3 Nov 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0297865994
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297865995
  • Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 2.7 x 22.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 139,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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an effervescent A-Z filled with wise words and witty anecdotes. (EASY LIVING )

Dangerous Women is a brilliant book that all women should pick up and read... (FEMALEFIRST )

I am so pleased about the publication of Dangerous Woman which celebrates the art of being fabulous and female at 15, 50 and far beyond. The three lustrous authors ... intend their sage and witty volume to promote the glorious French art of being bien dans sa peau. (Rowan Pelling DAILY TELEGRAPH )

`Witty guide to 21st Century life that offers advice on 600 subjects that concern every woman' (WOMAN & HOME )

From allure and allergies, to divorce parties and drunk-dialling, this A-Z with attitude is full of wise-cracking advice. (SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE 20111129)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Wet Ryvitas are more dangerous (and wittier) than this 4 Jan 2012
By L Fernley
Format:Hardcover
This book makes me feel a bit sad about being a woman, and even sadder that I was conned into buying it.

Everything about its initial appearance is misleading:
a) 'Dangerous Women'? The authors don't sound they've done anything more dangerous between them than take a swim after lunch. Advice on topics such as 'Adventure' are shocking: 'A shortlist of near-to-home, gutsy, sports activities can help to focus the mind, challenge the body and blow away the cobwebs'... Really? Hold the phone. Stop the press. Take the cat as I fall off my chair and into a deep well of despair.
b) 'The Guide to Modern Life' - Nothing (bar the tactical neon lettering on the front cover) about this book is modern. The quotes are old (and either so well-known they're not worth re-printing, or not all that insightful), most of the subjects are tedious and the 'guide' feels like it's being given to you by a prissy old aunt that no-one wants to be sat next to at dinner. Entries like 'Annoying women who like football', which shudders at the thought of women 'who drink pints down the pub', shows its true, frowning, joyless old face.
c) The blurb describes its authors as offering 'practical but humorous advice'. The only times I laughed were in disbelief. What's worse is I think the authors really were trying to be funny: 'Today, romance is so laidback it's horizontal.' Wow. Caitlin Moran quake in your boots.

I don't wish that this book dies a slow and painful death, but I do think it's been wholly, cunningly and inappropriately misbranded to make it look like a cute and fun Christmas gift (and the placed 5-star reviews proclaiming it 'the perfect Christmas gift!' just prove the point).... Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing! 1 Dec 2011
By T. El Husseini
Format:Hardcover
This book just seemed to be a list of anecdotes from A-Z and could have gone a little deeper. The three women that put this together could have taken the matter of modern times for todays women and expanded on how women today are challenged and how best to meet those challenges whilst slipping into a little humour from time to time to make it more interesting read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Christmas present this year !!! 31 Dec 2012
By C. Shivarg
Format:Hardcover
I had the misfortune to be given this for Christmas by a girlfriend who either hadnt read it or was passing it on like a hot potato.
I started flicking through and even though I was on my own felt deeply embarrassed in case I got caught reading this lazy bilge. Thought I might flog it here , but I couldnt do that to the sisterhood or any poor bloke thinking he had hit the mark.
I How did it get published ? Such a waste , beautiful cover though. Wish she had given me the India Knight on middle age , now THAT
does look funny !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, amusing and not just for women! 16 Dec 2011
By C. Jones
Format:Hardcover
As a middle-aged man this may not seem like the obvious choice for some light reading, but these authors know their onions and as a result this is crucial field research for the modern male who needs a little more insight into the mind and predelictions of the urban woman. That's woman... not girl btw ;-)
Highly recommended, and perfect as a gift too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for the girls 27 Nov 2011
By chickengirlification
Format:Hardcover
I've just received my copy and now ordering several more for my friends for Christmas - fun, frivolous, sensible, enchanting, provocative and the perfect gift for any dangerous girl friends
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5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas shopping sorted 18 Nov 2011
By Lucy Bevan
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely loved this book. Started off by dipping in and out from one essential topic to the next and then read it avidly from cover to cover, benefiting from the wonderful words of wisdom and consistently amusing and non-judgemental tone. Give it to your mother, pass it on to your daughter, and make sure you have plenty of copies for your friends. Christmas shopping sorted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Every Girl Should Have One 14 Nov 2011
By discerning critic
Format:Hardcover
Dangerous Women: The Guide to Modern Life

Reading this book is like spending time with your best friend. Never judgemental(moral high ground - don't ever take it) always life-affirming (a day out in the country with a girlfriend), looking for a lot of fun (benders) and being there when it's not (it seemed like a good idea at the time) - there's advice for every day of your life - good or bad and each stage of life from youth to old age, child-bearing to menopause. Eat your greens, resepct yourself, accept every invitation and don't beat yourself up. What's not to like?
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ace Anthology 11 Nov 2011
By Book Lover
Format:Hardcover
This brillantly amusing, life-enhancing anthology is packed with pearls of wisdom, sparkling jewels of wit and wonderfully comforting philosophical bon mots, my favourites of which are 'If you are going through Hell, keep going.' (Chruchill) and 'No one remembers what we did. No-one remembers what we said. But everyone remembers how we made them feel' (Maya Angelou).

Every aspect of modern womanhood is covered, from the revival of false eyelashes (cat: Necessary Vanity) to the physical benefits of doing a handstand (the rush of blood is beneficial to the face) and the pleasures and pitfalls of holidaying with girlfriends.

Buy a copy and keep it by your bedside. Then buy one for your best friend, your sister, your teenage goddaughter and your mother in law. Not that 'Dangerous Women' is just for Christmas. It's for Life.
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