Jane Austen is now so well known that her name is short-hand for a particular type of chick-lit. In fact, thanks to the movies, it is more likely to conjure up images of Mr Darcy emerging from a lake than the quiet English countryside. Yet, before all of this hubbub there were her words. Her ...
Bridget Jones has been my friend for close to 15 years now and I have loved every minute in her company. I thought I would introduce her to you this Christmas because she is always good for a laugh, to have a drink with, to help you when you’re feeling low, or to share funny ...
Money, romance, independence, and the rights of women are central to this Victorian-style novel, The Second Mrs. Darcy. It catches the reader’s attention immediately by proclaiming to a newly widowed young woman that “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a ...
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There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
