Ready For Absolutely Nothing: The most hotly anticipated memoir of the year
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- Author：Susannah Constantine
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Summary
Rock stars to royalty， society to sobriety， get to know the real Susannah Constantine in the most hotly anticipated memoir of 2022
'Absolutely brilliant' ELTON JOHN
'A rollicking ride 。 。 。 What a life' SUNDAY TIMES
'Wonderfully written， very funny， but more than anything completely genuine' LADY ANNE GLENCONNER， author of Lady in Waiting
'Shrewd， funny， ideally candid and written with great confidence， brio and aplomb。 A feisty， thought-provoking delight' WILLIAM BOYD
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If you think you know Susannah Constantine you may be surprised to learn the truth。 That she made her name as a 'style guru' from What Not to Wear is actually the least interesting thing about her。
Hers is a tale full to the brim with extraordinary anecdotes。 From lavatory dramas with Princess Margaret， to behind-the-scenes power struggles between Thatcher and the Queen at Balmoral and eye-opening sex-club etiquette with pop royalty - her social landscape has been nothing， if not varied。
But appearances are deceptive and beneath it all， life had a darker side: her mother's bipolar disorder， her father's inability to cope and her own subsequent alcoholism。 Somehow she had to forge her own life， away from the expectations of others。
Told with gobsmacking honesty and great dollops of humour， Ready For Absolutely Nothing is essential reading for anyone who loves a good memoir but secretly just wants to read the naughty bits。
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'Sparkling' DAILY MAIL
'Fascinating' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Funny 。 。 。 Never dull' GUARDIAN
'We lunched better than we danced' ANTON DU BEKE
'Absolutely brilliant' ELTON JOHN
'A rollicking ride 。 。 。 What a life' SUNDAY TIMES
'Wonderfully written， very funny， but more than anything completely genuine' LADY ANNE GLENCONNER， author of Lady in Waiting
'Shrewd， funny， ideally candid and written with great confidence， brio and aplomb。 A feisty， thought-provoking delight' WILLIAM BOYD
__________
If you think you know Susannah Constantine you may be surprised to learn the truth。 That she made her name as a 'style guru' from What Not to Wear is actually the least interesting thing about her。
Hers is a tale full to the brim with extraordinary anecdotes。 From lavatory dramas with Princess Margaret， to behind-the-scenes power struggles between Thatcher and the Queen at Balmoral and eye-opening sex-club etiquette with pop royalty - her social landscape has been nothing， if not varied。
But appearances are deceptive and beneath it all， life had a darker side: her mother's bipolar disorder， her father's inability to cope and her own subsequent alcoholism。 Somehow she had to forge her own life， away from the expectations of others。
Told with gobsmacking honesty and great dollops of humour， Ready For Absolutely Nothing is essential reading for anyone who loves a good memoir but secretly just wants to read the naughty bits。
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'Sparkling' DAILY MAIL
'Fascinating' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Funny 。 。 。 Never dull' GUARDIAN
'We lunched better than we danced' ANTON DU BEKE
Reviews
Nicola Wyllie
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An absorbing memoir of a really fascinating life， yes one of great privilege， （which gives great anecdotes）， but also one with many challenges。 Susannah comes across as a resilient， funny and reflective woman who isn’t afraid to lay out her faults and also laugh at herself。 It is a really entertaining read， but this was a book of two halves for me。 The first half was a brilliant， brutally honest and fast paced read， covering her childhood through to her relationship with David Armstrong-Jones。 I An absorbing memoir of a really fascinating life， yes one of great privilege， （which gives great anecdotes）， but also one with many challenges。 Susannah comes across as a resilient， funny and reflective woman who isn’t afraid to lay out her faults and also laugh at herself。 It is a really entertaining read， but this was a book of two halves for me。 The first half was a brilliant， brutally honest and fast paced read， covering her childhood through to her relationship with David Armstrong-Jones。 I was totally fascinated by her world and what is was like to grow up in upper class Britain in the 60s/70s， being educated to be a society wife。 I felt totally transported。 The second half of the book I found less absorbing， mainly because the timeline was chopped up so much， and interspersed with anecdotes that whilst funny or salacious didn’t really add to the picture of the woman for me。 Whilst honest about her problems with alcohol they aren’t put in context。 It was more a series of recollections。 Also what is missing for me is the development of her career into TV， as this is where I knew her from。 I think this is because she doesn’t cover her relationship with Trinny， which I totally respect， but she mentions becoming an independent woman within her marriage and personally would have liked to know more about that part of her career。 Maybe it was too difficult to disentangle from the partnership。 Having said all that overall it is a good read， and I have come away with a great deal of respect and admiration for Susannah。 。。。more
Tara merritt
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BrilliantI loved this book Susannah is hilarious you can just imagine all her situations loved it！！ Lots of things could relate to！
Amanda Larkman
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Really， enjoyed this。 Breathtakingly scandalous and brutally honest。 It made me feel my life has been very boring indeed。 Hey ho。 I would have liked much more about the 'What not to wear' days and much more on Trinny - I would have been happy to read it for longer， I felt it ended abruptly。 But what is there is fun and interesting。 A good read。 Really， enjoyed this。 Breathtakingly scandalous and brutally honest。 It made me feel my life has been very boring indeed。 Hey ho。 I would have liked much more about the 'What not to wear' days and much more on Trinny - I would have been happy to read it for longer， I felt it ended abruptly。 But what is there is fun and interesting。 A good read。 。。。more
Ashleigh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An unexpected find when browsing for a new audio book and I’m so glad I purchased it！ Such a brilliant， insightful， honest， funny and emotional listen。 I had no idea about Susannah’s life prior to her TV career but it was fascinating to learn about。 Combined a bit of everything I love especially the Royal family and the lovely Jake Shears/Jason。
Sarah
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Ready for Absolutely Nothing is an honest and funny memoir of Susannah Constantine’s life。 Extraordinary in many ways， not least because of her privileged upbringing。 She shows how rarefied life was for her， living in massive houses that she considered modest。 Her boyfriends included David Linley， then sixth in line to the throne， and Imran Khan。 Her friends include Elton John， and Kate Bush was one of the early readers of this book。 She describes the interior of Royal Lodge， Tramps and Annabel’ Ready for Absolutely Nothing is an honest and funny memoir of Susannah Constantine’s life。 Extraordinary in many ways， not least because of her privileged upbringing。 She shows how rarefied life was for her， living in massive houses that she considered modest。 Her boyfriends included David Linley， then sixth in line to the throne， and Imran Khan。 Her friends include Elton John， and Kate Bush was one of the early readers of this book。 She describes the interior of Royal Lodge， Tramps and Annabel’s nightclubs， and Concorde。 She has had several bizarre poo related incidents in her life which she describes in detail。 Overall I had the impression of an intelligent， warm， and self reflective person， who isn’t afraid to laugh at herself; the sort of person you could have dinner with and enjoy her company。 。。。more
Lisa Edwards
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Loved the stories of aristocratic life but I so so wanted this to include her friendship and career with Trinny。 I waited and waited for that chapter to appear but it didn’t。 Such a shame， and such an odd choice to leave out what might be the most well-known 14 years of your life。
Kate Smith
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It’s a rollicking good read and completely written in Susannah’s voice。 Being a contemporary of Susannah’s， albeit one moving in different circles， much of it felt familiar to me。 I appreciated her honesty especially about her alcoholism - I am also in recovery。 I found the structure a bit random and some of the anecdotes felt as if they were there mainly for shock value。 I’d like to have known more about Susannah’s partnership with Trinny， the breakup and her career since。 Overall I found it an It’s a rollicking good read and completely written in Susannah’s voice。 Being a contemporary of Susannah’s， albeit one moving in different circles， much of it felt familiar to me。 I appreciated her honesty especially about her alcoholism - I am also in recovery。 I found the structure a bit random and some of the anecdotes felt as if they were there mainly for shock value。 I’d like to have known more about Susannah’s partnership with Trinny， the breakup and her career since。 Overall I found it an entertaining but somewhat uneven and dissatisfying read。 。。。more
Karen Bailey
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Loved this book。I never watched Trinny and Susannah or had any idea of susannah's past life and closeness to the royal family， high society。 But I loved this book for her honesty and hilarity。 A great read。 Thank you Susannah。 Loved this book。I never watched Trinny and Susannah or had any idea of susannah's past life and closeness to the royal family， high society。 But I loved this book for her honesty and hilarity。 A great read。 Thank you Susannah。 。。。more
Katy Wheatley
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This is wonderful。Constantine writes like a dream。 She has had， it could be argued， the perfect life for a memoir。 Raised with wealth and connections， having a relationship with Princess Margaret's son for some years and then finding herself first in the world of fashion and then in the world of television， there is a lot of meat on the bones of this book。And that's before you get to the addiction issues。Constantine does a great job of writing in an accessible， open and generous way and of remai This is wonderful。Constantine writes like a dream。 She has had， it could be argued， the perfect life for a memoir。 Raised with wealth and connections， having a relationship with Princess Margaret's son for some years and then finding herself first in the world of fashion and then in the world of television， there is a lot of meat on the bones of this book。And that's before you get to the addiction issues。Constantine does a great job of writing in an accessible， open and generous way and of remaining likeable when she could have come across as an unbearable snob。 It made me want to go out for a bun with her。 What more of an accolade could you want？ 。。。more
Belinda
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Enjoyable but act 3 was bit incongruous with the scissor sister angle。 If you didn't know who she was you might be baffled as it skipped over the whole T&S tv part but if you do then it's fine。 The honest insights into 1980s Royal peripheral life were interesting。 Otherwise it's kind of funny how boring celebrity name dropping is from anyone。 Personally could've done without the toilet stories but maybe that's my lower class coming out， ha ha。 A good social history of what it was like to be a Sl Enjoyable but act 3 was bit incongruous with the scissor sister angle。 If you didn't know who she was you might be baffled as it skipped over the whole T&S tv part but if you do then it's fine。 The honest insights into 1980s Royal peripheral life were interesting。 Otherwise it's kind of funny how boring celebrity name dropping is from anyone。 Personally could've done without the toilet stories but maybe that's my lower class coming out， ha ha。 A good social history of what it was like to be a Sloane Ranger。 （It's read out by herself on audible which was good。） 。。。more
Meredith
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Highly entertaining， an ideal beach read or plane read。 She was lucky in so many ways， though only later in life able to realize how lucky she had been。 Very English…
Jane Gregg
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5 juicy stars for Susannah’s galloping good memoir （she of Trinny & … fame）。 Well told and well crafted， SC uses a combination of her outside voice， with a nuance of chagrin to reflect on a life spent getting out from under the strictures of her class （high） and education （rather less high） and the expectations placed upon her by both （‘marry so you don’t have to work’）。 The result is a rather excellent insight into a time/place in culture that continues to hold endless fascination。 Can honestly 5 juicy stars for Susannah’s galloping good memoir （she of Trinny & … fame）。 Well told and well crafted， SC uses a combination of her outside voice， with a nuance of chagrin to reflect on a life spent getting out from under the strictures of her class （high） and education （rather less high） and the expectations placed upon her by both （‘marry so you don’t have to work’）。 The result is a rather excellent insight into a time/place in culture that continues to hold endless fascination。 Can honestly say I adored it and could barely put it down。 。。。more
Susannah
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Absolutely hilarious， absolutely heartbreaking， absolutely everything a memoir should be。 Reads like fiction and you won't be able to put it down。 All the women in my life are getting it for Christmas！ Absolutely hilarious， absolutely heartbreaking， absolutely everything a memoir should be。 Reads like fiction and you won't be able to put it down。 All the women in my life are getting it for Christmas！ 。。。more
Judith m ryan
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