About the Author

Sarah Vine is a writer and editor at The Times. Currently she is Beauty Editor, but over the years she has been (in no particular order) a sub-editor, Arts Editor, leader writer and general all-weather commentator. She also co-authored The Great Big Glorious Book for Girls. Sarah lives in West London with a wonderful husband, two naughty children and an even naughtier Jack Russell.

Tania Kindersley has published six novels and written for various publications, including the Times, the Spectator and the Guardian. She has worked in a variety of unmentionable office jobs, made soup in a cafe, delivered pressed shirts to city workers, done stints as a florist and a barista, and ventured briefly into the alarming world of retail. She lives in Scotland with two black dogs and a pair of Gloucester Old Spot pigs.

Reviews

‘Magnificent. Their guide is infused with wit, warmth and wisdom and a refreshing dose of common sense.’ Stephanie Merritt, Observer ‘I love this book. It's one of those rare beasts that you want to earmark, scribble in and rush out and buy for all your girlfriends. Intensely charming, like a clever, fascinating woman in an impeccable little black dress at a dinner party where every other woman is flashing her fake tits and batting her eyelashes. “Backwards in High Heels” tells it how it is’  India Knight, Sunday Times ‘“Backwards in High Heels” is a gem. Not a self-help book or a style guide, but full of kindly practical advice and information about subjects from love to grief to philosophy. Worldly, witty and wonderfully wise, this lovely book about negotiating the world if you’re a modern woman should be handed out free on the NHS.’ Tina Jackson, Metro ‘A witty and penetrating examination of the fantasies women create that imprison them. Marvellously liberating.’ Dorothy Rowe