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The Thrift Book
Dec 6, 2024 1:49 AM

Author:India Knight

The Thrift Book

The Thrift Book is a guide to how to live well while spending less by bestselling writer India Knight.

Feeling poor because of the credit crunch? Feeling guilty because of global warming? Feeling like you'd like to tighten your belt, but aren't ready to embrace DIY macramé handbags?

No need to panic. Put down the economy mince and buy this book instead - it's a blueprint for living beautifully, while saving money and easing your conscience. India Knight will show you:

- How to make wonderful dinners with every little money

- How to dress on a budget and still look fabulous

- How to make friends and start sharing with your neighbours

- How to holiday imaginatively - with barely a carbon footprint

Try it - you have nothing to lose but your overdraft.

'A blueprint for living well, however broke you are, with thrifty tips on looking fab, cooking, pampering and partying' Cosmopolitan

'The Thrift Book might be the only sure-fire investment out there' Harper's Bazaar

'A triumphant treat and a useful and sensible manual' Independent

India Knight is the author of four novels: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, Comfort and Joy and Mutton. Her non-fiction books include The Shops, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook and The Thrift Book. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.Follow India on Twitter @indiaknight or on her blog at http://indiaknight.tumblr.com.

Reviews

Britain's best-loved cook and national treasure Mary Berry lets readers in on her household secrets . . . A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide that shares her greatest tips on how to care for your home.

'This book is a collection of skills I've learned for running a home. Gleaned from years of practical experience, along with all the hints that friends and family have imparted to me, I hope it will be a helping hand' - Mary Berry

—— From the publisher's description

It is such a beautiful thing. It's practical AND beautiful . . . almost like it's an ideal gift . . .

—— Graham Norton , BBC Radio 2

The Queen of British Baking has whipped up a recipe for 'home happiness' in her new book

—— Independent

Mary Berry lives and breathes good old-fashioned values, with a dash of steely trail-blazing

—— Guardian

Mary Berry offers no-nonsense assessments like a blunt but loving auntie

—— Washington Post

Good housekeeping - Baking queen Mary Berry steps out of the kitchen and offers a recipe for home happiness

—— Edinburgh Evening News
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