From the co-host of The High Low comes the essential first book on navigating our contemporary chaos.
Pandora Sykes is a journalist and broadcaster. She has written for the Sunday Times, Vogue, ELLE and the Telegraph amongst other publications, and was the co-host of The High Low, the UK's No.1 podcast for women. She lives in London. This is her first book.
A timely collection of essays from journalist and podcast host
Pandora Sykes that touch on everything from happiness to wellness;
womanhood to consumerism and the anxieties and agendas that consume
our lives ... Sharp and observant writing ... A manifesto for the
millennial woman. * Evening Standard *
A collection of essays that feel like I'm in a deep and open
conversation with the person who peered inside my head and saw
exactly what I've been thinking about all these years. Thorough,
timely and fulsome. -- Candice Carty-Williams
Sykes's essays, written pre-pandemic, could have read like a relic
from a pampered bygone age with nothing bigger to worry about. Yet,
instead, it feels like a cleareyed warning of the world to which
we may now be returning. -- Gaby Hinsliff * Guardian *
Tackles subjects that some might dismiss as trivial (texting,
social media, why women increasingly want to dress like one
another) with striking intellectual rigour ... refreshing for the
depth and breadth of its research. Rather than making
generalisations about womanhood based on anecdotes from her own
life, Sykes draws on statistics, philosophy, pop culture and more
to make thoughtful, considered observations. * Stylist *
I absolutely loved How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?.
It's like a very clever, lucid, charming friend unpacking all the
messy anxieties of modern existence with tremendous intelligence
and elan. Women will recognise parts of the themselves on every
page, regardless of their age, whether Sykes is writing about
authenticity, social media or the need to always seem busy. I found
it deeply interesting and often enlightening: I kept putting it
down to think about something the author had said. Read this book.
It will help your life. -- India Knight
If you're into the kind of book that you can greedily imbibe in a
few riveted sittings (and why wouldn't you be) don't miss
Pandora Sykes' debut [...] It's as witty and zeitgeisty as
you'd expect from 'The High Low' co-host, but it's also thoroughly,
thoughtfully researched [...] The essays avoid cliche to strike
a fresh, honest note. It's highly likely you'll close this book
with half the pages turned down and pictures of passages *
Vanity Fair *
A collection shot through with inquiring curiosity and thoughtful
questioning, written with real consideration and candour. --
Elizabeth Day
Brilliant - thoughtful and funny -- Dolly Alderton
A brilliant, brave and highly erudite collection of essays. Pandora
Sykes is emerging as a leading thinker of her generation. -- Will
Storr
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