Modern manners leave a lot to be desired. In 'How The Queen Can Make You Happy' Mary Killen, etiquette expert, mixes wit and polemic to make the case for civilised conduct - based on the ultimate role model, HM the Queen. In the year of her diamond jubilee, Mary argues that the Queen represents the best of British behaviour - which is why she is held in such high esteem around the world. Now you can use examples from her own life to navigate life s social complexities with ease and good grace. Entries include: How to manage difficult pets; How to deal with bores; How to address an insult; How to dress properly ...and many more. Examining such under-rated virtues as discretion, politeness and kindness, 'How The Queen Can Make You Happy' is a humorous celebration of long-held British values in an age where discretion is not generally the better part of value. Never mind the curtsey, where's the courtesy?
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Move Over Anthony Seldon there's a new happiness guru in town --Matthew Bell Independent on Sunday
'A delightful book, it gave me so much bursting pleasure that I took it straight off to visit to a neighbour in hospital, and ordered three more copies for friends.' --Vicki Woods, columnist, Daily Telegraph and Vogue
'If Proust can change your life, then will imitating the queen make you happy? Mary Killen, society fixture and posh agony aunt of British magazine The Spectator certainly believes it can.' --Tom Skyes, the Daily Beast
'It's so good!' --Virginia Ironside, columnist, Independent and The Oldie
'A delightful book, it gave me so much bursting pleasure that I took it straight off to visit to a neighbour in hospital, and ordered three more copies for friends.' --Vicki Woods, columnist, Daily Telegraph and Vogue
'It's so good!' --Virginia Ironside, columnist, Independent and The Oldie
'A delightful book, it gave me so much bursting pleasure that I took it straight off to visit to a neighbour in hospital, and ordered three more copies for friends.' --Vicki Woods, columnist, Daily Telegraph and Vogue
'If Proust can change your life, then will imitating the queen make you happy? Mary Killen, society fixture and posh agony aunt of British magazine The Spectator certainly believes it can.' --Tom Skyes, the Daily Beast
'It's so good!' --Virginia Ironside, columnist, Independent and The Oldie
'A delightful book, it gave me so much bursting pleasure that I took it straight off to visit to a neighbour in hospital, and ordered three more copies for friends.' --Vicki Woods, columnist, Daily Telegraph and Vogue
'It's so good!' --Virginia Ironside, columnist, Independent and The Oldie
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Mary Killen grew up in Northern Ireland. A journalist since l984, her career began on Mark Boxer's 'Tatler'. She has since written weekly columns for 'The Times', the 'Daily Telegraph', the 'Sunday Telegraph' and the 'Daily Express', and has written monthly columns for 'Marie Claire' magazine and 'Harpers & Queen'. She writes a weekly advice column for the 'Spectator', a column for 'House & Garden' magazine, and freelances for many other publications.
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By Philip Eade
Format:Hardcover
A brilliantly conceived and wonderfully stylish and witty cross between Queen appreciation, philosophy and self help. In a series of snappy chapters - Compartmentalising, Concentration, Continuity, Digestion, Dignity, Dogs etc - Mary Killen presents an entirely new way of looking at our Queen and shows how following her shining example in all sorts of ways can help make you happy. It deserves to become an international bestseller and the world will be a far better place if it does.
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By J. M. Young
Format:Hardcover
Spectator agony aunt and all-round wit Mary Killen has excelled herself this time. Using the Queen's astonishing longevity, health, consistency of action and varied life experience as a guide, she has produced the happiness psychology book for those who don't read that kind of thing. From sitting up straight being essential for digestive health to compartmentalising to stop feelings overwhelming you and altering the appropriateness of your behaviour, it's all here. Do buy it and read it and follow its guidance - you will feel much better afterwards. It is also delightfully written, rich with interesting facts (including scientific), succinct - which means you can swallow this dose of joy in one sitting - and without a single instance of waffle. Our Queen sets us all a good example, just as she should - but would never dream of pointing this out herself. Now Killen has done it for her.
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If anybody (other than The Queen) knows how to make you happy, it must be Mary Killen
6 July 2012
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Mary Killen's wry and witty "Dear Mary" etiquette and social agony column in The Spectator is the funniest and one of the most-read pages of the magazine, and no wonder. Her sharp observations and guidance on the social mores of today place her well above other less talented aunts. Now, her new book "How the Queen can Make you Happy" is a perfect present for anyone who needs reminding of the best way to achieve happiness - through service to others. Mary reveals how The Queen's simple approach to life - exercising restraint, fortitude and good grace - and her sense of duty, kindness and discretion - is an example to us all and a beacon for those who would attract the respect in which Her Majesty is held. And besides, as with everything Mary writes, it's weepingly funny.
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We're talking Sloane Ranger here
Using The Queen as a peg was a cunning plan indeed for a splendid defence of the Sloane Ranger ethos. Read more
Published 10 months ago by charlie
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An enchanting small book
With her usual wit snd inimitable style Mary Killen reminds the reader how common sense and a steady character will lead to real happiness, and how there is no better heroine... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mdeb
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Spectacularly clever and in perfect taste
My sister attended the launch of this book, and bought a copy for me, which she gave me with an enthusiastic recommendation of it. I agree with her judgement. Read more
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