How to Fake Being Tidy
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How to Fake Being Tidy

And other things my mother never taught me

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eBook - ePub

How to Fake Being Tidy

And other things my mother never taught me

About this book

Funny true stories about the everyday dramas that can make or break friendships, cooking, housekeeping and the domestic chaos that always threatens to get the upper hand, written in the tradition of Nora Ephron.
'A glorious account of how the little things of life are, of course, the big things' - Richard Glover
'Every failed domestic goddess will rock with laughter.' Shona Martyn
My mother wasn't much of a housekeeper. She wasn't much of a cook either, although she tried. She longed to live a more unconventional life. Admirably high-minded, but it meant I never learnt to fold a towel.
In these funny, sometimes poignant, stories, award-winning feature writer Fenella Souter celebrates the highs and lows of domestic life - from her attempts to run the house like a grown-up, to lessons in good cooking; from accidentally killing her wisteria, divorcing the cat and shirt-fronting bossy tradies, to wondering if the 'hostess gift' is still a thing or why some people have impeccable taste.
With their distinctive wit, they will leave you smiling with recognition at the everyday dramas and dilemmas that can make or break friendships and marriages, turn a house into a home, or let chaos get the upper hand.
'Chuck out all your self-help guides to gratitude, mindfulness and finding meaning. This book is all you need.' - Charlotte Wood
'Sweet, wise and very funny.' - Danny Katz

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781761061288
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. PRAISE
  3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  4. TITLE PAGE
  5. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  6. DEDICATION
  7. CONTENTS
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. WHY IT’S EASY TO BE RUTHLESS WITH OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF
  10. IS THE HOSTESS GIFT STILL A THING?
  11. WHEN ELLEN CAME TO STAY
  12. TRAPPED IN THE BOUTIQUE
  13. LOVE, CHOKOS AND THE WHOLE JAM THING
  14. A MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE
  15. SHAME FILE OF A CHRONIC RETURNER
  16. HELLO STRANGER
  17. WHEN DOES A LOAN BECOME A GIFT?
  18. KILLING MY WISTERIA
  19. THE CAT GOES AWOL
  20. THE TROUBLE WITH HOUSE GUESTS
  21. A WHITER THAN WHITE WASH
  22. WHEN YOU SMILE, THE WORLD . . . FEELS SORRY FOR YOU
  23. THE COOKBOOK THROW-OUT THAT WASN’T
  24. A PASSING INFATUATION WITH FAT
  25. IS THERE A PLACE FOR A PICKLE FORK?
  26. HOW TO FOLD A TOWEL
  27. IT’S HARD TO LOVE A LEAF BLOWER
  28. ‘WHERE’S THE PERSONALITY?’
  29. WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, DON’T ANSWER
  30. IS IT OKAY TO CLEAN SOMEONE ELSE’S HOUSE?
  31. THE DAY I DIDN’T NOTICE 37,000 BEES
  32. JANE AND I MAKE A CAKE
  33. AN IDIOT LOSES THEIR SHOPPING
  34. HOW TO GET INTO A FIX
  35. FIFTY SHADES OF RED
  36. LOSING MY MOTHER
  37. UNEXPECTED PAWS AT THE TABLE
  38. TRAVEL PANIC RUNS IN THE FAMILY
  39. HOW TO BE YOUR BEST SELF WHILE DOING NOTHING
  40. DOES TRADIE KNOW BEST?
  41. ‘I THINK YOU’LL FIND THAT’S PERMANENT’
  42. TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR NON-PARTY PEOPLE
  43. THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING MAGNOLIA
  44. I ATTEMPT BEING CLEAN AND TIDY
  45. THREE HOURS OF BEING A BASKET CASE
  46. HOW TO MAKE A BED
  47. THE ‘SERVANT’ QUESTION
  48. VOYAGE ROUND MY KITCHEN
  49. A FINE (WASHING) LINE BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PAIN
  50. A PRESSING ISSUE
  51. LISTLESS IN SUBURBIA
  52. HOW I KNOW I’M NOT A PRINCESS
  53. THE PANTRY CLEAR-OUT
  54. MY WORST MEAL
  55. CLEANING THE SILVER
  56. THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF GIVING THE WRONG THING
  57. THE ART OF PACKING (IF ONLY I HAD IT)
  58. I GET A LESSON IN TASTE
  59. THE MANLY ART OF ROMANCE
  60. I ATTEMPT TO BECOME A DOMESTIC ICON
  61. THE CURSE OF RESTAURANT PITY
  62. A GROANING TABLE, OR GIVE ME A NEGRONI
  63. SO LONG, SPOON
  64. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS