{"product_id":"spilling-the-beans-9780340933893","title":"Spilling the Beans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarissa was born into wealth and privilege, as a child, shooting and hunting were the norm and pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal family. But he was also a tyrannical and violent drunk who used to beat her and force her to eat carrots with slugs still clinging to them. Clarissa was determined and clever, though, and her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar.\u003cbr\u003eDisaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. It was to lead to a mind-numbing decade of wild over-indulgence. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa partied away her entire fortune. It was a long, hard road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons and turned to the one thing that had always brought her joy - cooking. Now at last she has found success, sobriety and peace.\u003cbr\u003eWith the stark honesty and the brilliant wit we \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with hilarious anecdotes, fizzing with energy, throbbing with pain, this has to be the autobiography of the year * \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eShe packs her story with marvellous anecdotes * \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a searing book, but also one with rays of good humour * \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary and occasionally heartbreaking story * \u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating' 'An often funny, shocking and very honest read * \u003ci\u003eActive Life \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733621879127,"sku":"9780340933893","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spilling-the-beans-9780340933893","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}