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Rachel Johnson

    Plod On
    The Mummy Diaries
    Shire Hell
    Fresh Hell
    Rake's Progress
    Le diable vit à Notting Hill
    • Le diable vit à Notting Hill

      • 386pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      2,9(769)Évaluer

      L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur... même quand on habite un square privé de Notting Hill, l'adresse la plus branchée, la plus recherchée, la plus snob de Londres. Prenez Clare et Mimi. Elles ont moins de quarante ans, sont mariées, copines, voisines, mènent une existence de rêve. Jusqu'au jour où débarque un milliardaire américain, célibataire, la tentation incarnée. Chassés-croisés amoureux et intrigues immobilières se succèdent alors sur la verte pelouse et ce coin de paradis si cher payé se révèle infernal. Notting Hill ? Notting Hell plutôt ! La tranquillité des beautiful people vole en éclats. Et le lecteur, lui, éclate de rire.Aïe, aïe, aïe, le ver est dans le fruit, les femmes croquent dedans, et nous, on se marre. Isabelle Lortholary, Elle.

      Le diable vit à Notting Hill
    • Rachel Johnson's dramatic plunge into the family business of politics - and how it all went spectacularly wrong.

      Rake's Progress
    • 'I just loved it. Lethally funny and so clever.' - Jilly CooperI ADORED it. It's the most fun I've had with a book in a long time, and I love how she writes - so many dazzling sentences and phrases.' - Marian KeyesDebt, double-basements, dastardly bankers...and DIVORCE?'Hell is other people' and journalist Mimi Fleming is fast realizing on her return to Notting Hill that there is no greater hell than the W11 neighbours with whom she shares an exclusive communal garden. Since she's been away, all her friends have become - impossibly - even richer, thinner, and YOUNGER. They're busy not just turning back the clock but also their homes into palatial iceberg houses - with basement swimming pools.But Mimi's troubles are just beginning. There's the compromising and risky mission she'd undertaking to re-launch her so-called journalism career (plus an embarrassing case of mistaken identity thanks to Google). Then there's her children who will only communicate via WhatsApp . And worst of all, Mimi's fallen for someone, and it's certainly not her husband Ralph.Ralph and Mimi have already been to Notting Hell and back. But is this the end or the beginning of something new?

      Fresh Hell
    • Shire Hell

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      2,8(108)Évaluer

      Mimi and Ralph have left social climbing, pushy parenting and their marital problems behind them in London, and moved west to the bucolic green depths of the country. Or so they thought. Yes, there's mud and masses of fresh air, plenty of handsome hayseeds and there's Rose, Mimi's new best friend and Dorset's answer to Martha Stewart. But what should be Shire Heaven is, it turns out, just as tricky to navigate as Notting Hell.There's low-level conflict between the racehorses in vintage/Diesel/Ralph Lauren and the brood mares in Barbour/Boden, there's guerrilla warfare between the landowners and eco-warriers and naked hostility between Old Money, New Money and No Money. Yes, in honeybourne, if you don't have:1) A landscaped garden within 1000 acres (minimum) of prime land2) A helipad for your trophy guests3) An organic farm shop selling 16 sorts of home-made sausages4) Four pony-mad polo-playing children5) A literary festival in your mini-stately6) A bottom that looks smackable in jodhpursThen, well...you're Mimi basically. And that's just the start of her problems. Mimi also has a secret. But can she keep it?

      Shire Hell
    • The Mummy Diaries

      • 272pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
      2,5(80)Évaluer

      Rachel Johnson's hilarious take on life as a yummy mummy in West London and on Exmoor has been making her newspaper readers chortle for the last couple of years: now they are seamlessly turned into a diary of her year, from the dog's birthday party in January (games of Paws-the-Parcel) to the June sports days (where the mummies turn up at the school sports day in sports bras and running shorts with little back packs containing high energy drinks - and that's just for them) to summer on Exmoor hosting demanding visiting ponies.

      The Mummy Diaries
    • Plod On

      The African Daylight

      • 380pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Set in the rural village of Kgobagodimo, this account details the experiences of Brandon and Rachel Johnson during their time as U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers from 2006 to 2008. Their commitment to the community shines through their active participation in youth development, health education, and teacher training programs, highlighting the impact of cultural exchange and grassroots initiatives in fostering positive change.

      Plod On
    • Rachel embarks on a transformative journey as her seemingly perfect marriage crumbles after 14 months. Through her struggles, she discovers that true hope and fulfillment come not from external achievements or romance but from faith, forgiveness, and love. Guided by her spiritual beliefs, she learns to embrace change and cultivate resilience, ultimately finding deeper meaning and joy in her life despite the challenges of her broken marriage.

      Hope: Choosing to Dance Through the Storms of Life
    • Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema

      Politics, Histories and Cultural Value

      • 308pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Exploring the intersection of ideology and film festivals, this study delves into how these events shape perceptions of art cinema and humanist values beyond Hollywood. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the European competitive film festival circuit, examining the economic, geopolitical, and cultural factors at play. Additionally, it scrutinizes the canonization of notable Italian films and introduces a novel approach to ideology critique, addressing broader themes such as gender, race, colonialism, and capitalism within the context of contemporary cinema.

      Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema
    • Unicorn Food

      • 111pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      A fun and outrageous take on the rainbow-bright unicorn food trend, bursting with fantastic goodness.

      Unicorn Food
    • Being a leader is a wonderful privilege but can also come with challenges we don't always feel prepared for. How often do we tie ourselves in knots wondering about the right way to deal with a difficult situation at work? Or wondering why no one ever told us how to manage some of the challenges? This book is for people who need practical ways of tackling the tricky issues in leadership to move forward courageously. From people pleasing to crucial conversations, we look at ten areas that can cause us to be 'stuck' and how we can get ourselves free. Dip into this book when you need some support to inspire, motivate, and equip you in whatever stage of leadership you're at so that you can lead more confidently and freely, and be your best more of the time.

      Time to Think: The things that stop us and how to deal with them