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India Knight's Beauty Edit

A razor-sharp, gloriously funny retelling of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love

Darling

Older, Wiser, Happier

In Your Prime

Mutton

Comfort and Joy

Don't You Want Me?

My Life On a Plate

Live Well and Spend Less

The Thrift Book

Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook

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The Goodness of Dogs

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This book is must buy for any actual or prospective dog owner. Wise, clever, funny, there is something for all dog people in here, however much one thinks one knows

Mixing the personal with the practical . . . a useful, well-structured read for those considering their first dog, and for the dog-ambivalent among us.

Knight's words feel like you're speaking with that friend who always gives you the best advice...an entertaining and informed read.

I love India and her no-nonsense, honest and utterly hilarious guide to navigating the post-45 years.

Marian Keyes on In Your Prime, Mail on Sunday

Knight is tremendously opinionated, but there is something strangely comforting about her robust certainty. Reading her book is like having a conversation with a fearfully bossy but beloved old chum.

The Human's Guide to Choosing, Buying, Training, Feeding, Living With and Caring For Your Dog

With dogs more popular than ever, The Goodness of Dogs presents every facet of dog ownership in manageable, research-heavy sections. With chapters ranging from how to choose a breed (and where to get it from), to feeding and training your dog, to choosing a vet and how to cope with illnesses and death. At once a companion, a manual and a repository of useful information, this book also contains autobiographical asides about the goodness of dogs and their life-enhancing qualities. Full of India Knight's inimitable wit and the sound advice she is famous for, and beautifully illustrated by Sally Muir, this book will make the perfect gift for any dog-lover.

This book is a celebration of happy dogs and the happy people who own them. At once a companion, a manual and a repository of useful information, The Goodness of Dogs also contains avid dog-lover India Knight's reflections on the sheer brilliance of dogs and the life-enhancing delight of dog ownership. If you have reached dog nirvana, you will recognize yourself. If you haven't yet - this book will help you. 
 
With chapters ranging from how to choose a breed (and where to get it from), to the joy and chaos of puppies, to feeding and training your dog, to choosing a vet and even how to cope with illnesses and death, The Goodness of Dogs will take you through every facet of dog ownership. 
 
Full of India Knight's inimitable wit and the sound advice she is famous for, and beautifully illustrated by artist Sally Muir, this book will make the perfect gift for any dog-lover.

India Knight is the author of four novels and five previous non-fiction books: In Your Prime, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook, The Thrift Book and The Shops. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her partner and three children.

The Goodness of Dogs

The Human's Guide to Choosing, Buying, Training, Feeding, Living With and Caring For Your Dog

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This book is must buy for any actual or prospective dog owner. Wise, clever, funny, there is something for all dog people in here, however much one thinks one knows

Mixing the personal with the practical . . . a useful, well-structured read for those considering their first dog, and for the dog-ambivalent among us.

Reflects sense, affection and research

A lovely book

Knight's words feel like you're speaking with that friend who always gives you the best advice...an entertaining and informed read.

I love India and her no-nonsense, honest and utterly hilarious guide to navigating the post-45 years.

Knight is tremendously opinionated, but there is something strangely comforting about her robust certainty. Reading her book is like having a conversation with a fearfully bossy but beloved old chum.

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