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Debrett's Etiquette for Girls
by: Fleur Britten

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Availability: Not yet published Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 395
EAN: 9781851495733
ISBN: 1851495738
Label: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
Manufacturer: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: October 15, 2008
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
Sales Rank: 454000

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This is the ultimate girl's guide to getting it right. Etiquette is a revisionist business. New rules are constantly appearing and old ones evolving. A modern survival manual is called for, to lay out the new rules, to point out the pitfalls and to ensure damage limitation. Debrett's, the trusted authority on all matters etiquette, have created the essential guide to life for every girl about town. "Etiquette for Girls" reassuringly explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation, covering man management (from flirting to one-night stands and breaking up), what to wear, dining out, socialising and entertaining at home, getting ahead at work, etiquette for social occasions (including festivals, polo and private jets), conversational no-nos and avoiding dreaded social sins. Etiquette has re-entered the zeitgeist. Social success lies in forethought and understanding, so switch on and prepare to prosper.

Synopsis:
This is the ultimate girl's guide to getting it right. Etiquette is a revisionist business. New rules are constantly appearing and old ones evolving. A modern survival manual is called for, to lay out the new rules, to point out the pitfalls and to ensure damage limitation. Debrett's, the trusted authority on all matters etiquette, have created the essential guide to life for every girl about town. "Etiquette for Girls" reassuringly explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation, covering man management (from flirting to one-night stands and breaking up), what to wear, dining out, socialising and entertaining at home, getting ahead at work, etiquette for social occasions (including festivals, polo and private jets), conversational no-nos and avoiding dreaded social sins. Etiquette has re-entered the zeitgeist. Social success lies in forethought and understanding, so switch on and prepare to prosper.

About the Author:
Fleur Britten is a features journalist based in London who specialises in fashion, culture and the arts, lifestyle and travel.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Should be in every home.
This is a straight forward book giving a reference to most modern situations. All the stuff you should know, but might need to be reminded of.

Rating:

- Look and learn ladies, look and learn
Debrett's etiqette for girls is a practical guide on how to behave in a modern, civil and ladylike fashion - something a vast number of 'girls' in the UK, (generally younger women) could do with a helping hand to learn. I personally find this book resourceful, informative and you don't have to believe everything you read. I agree that the part about having an affair is not a great part of the book and that of course lying is as bad as cheating. However, the book in general is good and photographs work well alongside the text. I am quite appalled to regularly see drunken, abusive and quite simply ill mannered women in the tabloids and of course first hand. I travel extensively around the UK and I can say I've seen the same in many areas. Come ... Read More:

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- Charming, witty, and full of excellent tips
The fundamentals of good manners are universal, but the traditions and cultural quirks of British life are unfamiliar to foreigners. Since I will be in London attending an academic programme later this year, I want to make sure that I can navigate new situations with ease. Thanks to Ms Britten's book, I am even more eager to begin my time abroad!

Rating:

- All a bit obvious really.
I bought this book hoping for something quite in depth that would give me advice on conduct in different social situations. However I really didn't feel like it delivered. All of it's suggestions were obvious and I learnt very little from it. I wouldn't recommend anyone who had been brought up knowing how to hold a knife and fork to buy this book. It is nicely presented but really of little substance.

Rating:

- Fashionable Advice
This book dispenses the usual sensible advice albeit in a slightly more glossy format than Emily Post. At worst, this book is more style than substance but at best it can give readers useful information about how to behave in a range of circumstances.

If you like flicking through glossy mags, this is the etiquette guide for you. Good fun.

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