Letting Go of the Glitz - Julia Stephenson

I very much enjoyed this racy tale which packs a real punch. I was impressed by the attempts Miss Stevenson goes to in her quest for self-improvement. Born into a world where she could quite happily spend all day shopping and lunching she has instead decided to live a different kind of life and write articles and books about it. In the course of the book she learns how to make bio-diesel petrol, her own cleaning products, sells her car, tries to enjoy cycling and reduces flying considerably (although as she points out honestly, like many of us she is struggling to give it up entirely). Along the way she finds true love with a man who will happily pee on the compost heap! ...  Read the complete review

I read the blurb of this book, and thought it could be a very interesting modern take on 'The Good Life'. While I agree with the premise of self-sustainability, I did not feel the author was remotely in touch with reality. Her Good Life was very much a wannabe upper-class socalite trying to be different. I think this book is a good account for anyone with only a limited knowledge or experience of green issues, as it provides some interesting ideas and facts. However I felt that being green was the latest fad to the author, and in a few years time when it ceased to be amazing, she would have a new book out on a new way of life. I have to admit this book had ...  Read the complete review