Summary
High-profile couple seek Oxbridge/Ivy League graduate or postgraduate with knowledge of Latin, Greek, plus one or two modern languages; ability to sketch; musical aptitude; understanding of modern maths teaching; proficiency at tennis and further sports. The successful applicant will be given their own accommodation, be expected to supervise homework and create valuable extension exercises for three hours a day and be as entertaining as they are educative. Facility with children a bonus.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444785289 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444785281 |
| Author: | Christina Hopkinson |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Sharp, funny and deliciously rude.
A razor sharp dissection of the madness of modern fame. * Good Housekeeping *A wonderful portrait of celebrity … a light, wry take on life behind the scenes of the A-List and an easy, accessible read. * We Love This Book *A very funny satire on fame and the media, you will race through this indulgent treat. * Sunday Mirror *It’s a great premise and the book’s full of spot-on brilliance, from posh children’s clothes to the dramatic denouement in the garden. * Daily Mail *Hilariously lifts the shades on an uber-glamorous world * Daily Express *The Nanny Diaries meets Sex And The City * Red *A quirky story which is amusingly told. * Image *Nail-biting end * The Lady magazine *Funny and deliciously rude. * Daily Mail on JUST LIKE PROPER GROWN-UPS *Utter genius. * Lisa Jewell on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS *Fantastically well-written, searingly truthful, occasionally very moving * Daily Mail on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS *Sharply funny * Marie Claire on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS *
About The Author
Christina Hopkinson
Christina Hopkinson is an author and journalist whose work has appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Times, Grazia and Red magazine. Her first novel, IzobelBrannigan.com was published by Piatkus and was described by the Mirror as ‘an insightful debut - witty, wise and worth reading’. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
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