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TN Read-Along #2 Discussion Thread: Backwards in High Heels
July 22, 2010 – 10:10 AM | 27 Comments
TN Read-Along #2 Discussion Thread: <I>Backwards in High Heels</I>

Perfection is boring. Oh my God, it’s the dullest thing in the world. Stop trying to achieve it, now. (179)
I tend to avoid books like Backwards in High Heels, assuming that tired passive-aggression about socks …

Tomato Nation Read-Along #2: Backwards in High Heels
July 8, 2010 – 9:29 AM | 3 Comments
Tomato Nation Read-Along #2: <I>Backwards in High Heels</I>

Henry James crisis averted! Our next read-along book is Backwards in High Heels: The Impossible Art of Being Female, by Tania Kindersley and Sarah Vine. Not Kindleable this time, but a used copy is about …