A Home for the Heart
11 Ideas to Balance Your Life
Published on 10. May 2014
188 pages
978-1-906142-92-6 (ISBN)
Description
'What home can offer us.' BBC Women's Hour
'Making [home] a source of comfort and connection.' Observer
'How to achieve this...' Times
We all need a safe place to balance our private and work lives. Such a refuge is increasingly rare, however, due to the demands of modern life. Angela Neustatter uncovers eleven ways in which people have created a shelter for their hearts in very different circumstances. Her investigation ranges from the risks of trading up houses to balancing work and the home, from her own family to tower-blocks in London and Manchester; from Australia and Texas to an eco-village in Wales.
'Making [home] a source of comfort and connection.' Observer
'How to achieve this...' Times
We all need a safe place to balance our private and work lives. Such a refuge is increasingly rare, however, due to the demands of modern life. Angela Neustatter uncovers eleven ways in which people have created a shelter for their hearts in very different circumstances. Her investigation ranges from the risks of trading up houses to balancing work and the home, from her own family to tower-blocks in London and Manchester; from Australia and Texas to an eco-village in Wales.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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1,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-906142-92-6 (9781906142926)
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Rule 1: Be careful where you put your (matching) underwear
- Rule 2: Affairs are a way to liven up a dull marriage
- Rule 3: Pick a lover who has as much to lose as you do
- Rule 4: Stay interested in your spouse and family
- Rule 5: It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be - Brigitte Bardot
- Rule 6: Be breathtaking, be sexy
- but above all be discreet
- Rule 7: Know your enemy
- Rule 8: Falling in love (or even lust) keeps you young
- Rule 9: Mystery plays a large part in any successful affair
- Rule 10: Remember that nothing has to last forever, or even for an afternoon
- Rule 11: Lip-gloss is part of the armour you need to go into battle
- Rule 12: Always be prepared, your next lover could be just around the corner
- Rule 13: Sentimentality will cost you
- never keep any evidence
- Rule 14: Always maintain your dignity
- Rule 15: Guilt is a wasted emotion
- Rule 16: Anticipation is almost the best part
- Rule 17: Remember that nothing tastes as good as thin feels
- Rule 18: Body hair is not an option
- Rule 19: You are programmed to seduce
- Rule 20: Always have a back-up
- Rule 21: The end of an affair is the beginning of another
- Rule 22: Personal grooming is your only religion
- Rule 23: The hours cinq à sept are the most easily hidden
- Rule 24: Fidelity is for other people
- Rule 25: The fantasy is often better than the reality
- Rule 26:: Sex is just like any other sensual pleasure, be it eating or drinking: it is not to be taken too seriously
- Rule 27: Know what you want from the affair before you pick your lover
- The Sophie Cunningham
- Acknowledgements
- Also by Helena Frith Powell
- Copyright
