{"product_id":"import-f4c32539-9b75-455f-b0ec-a0a99d917164","title":"Black Coffee and Red Lipstick: Notes on living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wry, curious, deeply engaged, often very funny. I loved this book.' Edmund de Waal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alex Shulman, as I'm sure you know, was the editor of British \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she's written this extremely engaging and enjoyable series of essays - some are memoir, some are social commentary, some are observations - on various aspects of life, e.g. lipstick, clothes, mothers, things you shouldn't say, and including, hooray, a whole great big piece on THE JOY OF BEDS that made me want to high five her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a deeply pleasurable book, absolutely perfect for giving to yourself now, and to really pretty much any woman in your life come December.' - India Knight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Former \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eeditor Alexandra Shulman's guide to living well is full of wisdom and warmth.' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books to Give at Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love Shulman's honesty and her writing is thoughtful, immediate and completely unaffected. This is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book to have on your bedside table.' - Diana Henry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delicious and wise read... giving a wonderful and honest perspective on what actually matters.' - Anya Hindmarch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eClothes...and other things that matter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham Carter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Lipstick * The Mother * A Friendship Wardrobe * Younger and More Modern * The Wedding Dress *  Type Two Fun * Roast Chicken * Things You Shouldn't Say * The Other You, The Other Me * The Pleasures of Bed * You Can Always Leave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClothes...and Other Things That Matter, \u003c\/i\u003eAlexandra Shulman, comes an intriguing blend of memoir, anecdote, social observation and cultural history. Rooted in Alexandra's experiences as a child, a journalist, a young woman always looking for the great love, a mother, and a \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003emagazine editor, the book explores the fabric of daily life alongside thoughts on style and the way we present ourselves - all described with her characteristic wit and incisiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Shulman left her job as Editor-in-Chief of V\u003ci\u003eogue\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017 to embark on a different way of life and while this is in no way a book of self-discovery, it explores the question of things or patterns of behaviour that make us who we are and why they matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 304 pages | Published October 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66049293680908,"sku":"9781846017780","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781846017780.jpg?v=1793197001","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/import-f4c32539-9b75-455f-b0ec-a0a99d917164","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}