KINSELLA SOPHIE Twenties Girl - SOFTCOVER

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The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good. I mean, take my own parents. If they knew the unvarnished truth about my finances/love-life/plumbing/council tax, they’d have instant heart attacks and the doctor would say, ‘Did anyone give them a terrible shock?’ and it would all be my fault. Therefore they have been in my flat for approximately ten minutes and already I have told them the following lies:

1.   L&N Executive Recruitment will start making profits soon, I’m sure of it.

2.   Natalie is a fantastic business partner and it was a really brilliant idea to chuck in my job to become a headhunter with her.

3.   Of course I don’t just exist on pizza, black-cherry yogurts and vodka.

4.   Yes, I did know about interest on parking tickets.

5.   Yes, I did watch that Charles Dickens DVD they gave me for Christmas, it was great, especially that lady in the bonnet. Yes, Peggotty. That’s who I meant.

6.   I was actually intending to buy a smoke alarm at the weekend, what a coincidence they should mention it.

7.   Yes, it’ll be nice to see all the family again.

Seven lies. Not including all the ones about Mum’s outfit. And we haven’t even mentioned The Subject.

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