Main character The story is told from the perspective of all four characters, although the main one is Grace, a woman approaching her 90th birthday with the same energy that most approach their 30th. This limited collection has been designed in partnership with author, broadcaster, and Choose Love co-founder Dawn O’Porter, taking inspiration from some of her favourite vintage eras and styles. At the beginning Mia comes across as a little bit strange especially her whole marriage situation but as you read on you realise this couldn’t be further from the truth, she’s actually a woman struggling, who’s trying to conform to what she thinks society things she should be.

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What a book , I loved this book so much it had me if fits of laughter but at the same time it was such an emotional read. It's beautifully written and just one of those books that manages to make you cry, laugh and feel good all at the same time. When my beloved Siamese of 16 years died in 2020, I realised immediately that I couldn’t live productively without a cat.It was humiliating, even though they were always very kind and, on many occasions, gave me the extra time I needed to raise some cash. As well as her work as a broadcaster, journalist, and author, Dawn co-founded the charity Choose Love in 2015, whose work provides humanitarian aid to refugees worldwide while providing advocacy for those displaced by war and other global crises. The first half is a bit of a slow build up, with some really random descriptions that feel a bit forced, but they are a quick way to characterise Mia, the main protagonist.

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This time, a local news presenter investigating VAT fraud is run off the road and over the edge of a cliff on the A20 near Dover. I thought: “At least I’m not being miserable, and if that’s the reflex reaction to what I’ve been through, I’m not going to be ashamed of it.At a party full of Mia's husband, Tristan's friends and ex-wife, Mia finds herself being consistently berated and the brunt of many a joke, for her adoration of cats and persistence at keeping Pigeon as an indoor cat.

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When lockdown eased slightly in Los Angeles, her friends rallied round, delivering flowers and gifts, which meant a lot, she says now. She’s hosting a new series of her podcast Get It On this autumn, interviewing celebrity guests about about why they dress the way they do, and has another novel in the pipeline. That said, Gary is described as having a slightly larger nose than Mortimer, so they are definitely different people.I was raised by a dressmaker – my uncle made furs – and he’d turn clothes inside out and show me how they were stitched together, and I have so much sensory nostalgia for what my mum was like. But if you are a public figure with a large and willing audience, you might be loath to give up all that sweet publishing cash, so what is a celebrity to do? Mia’s character has so much depth that she feels like its someone you could know and the sad truth is, is that it could quite possibly be.