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VICTORIA ALEXANDER, MURDOCH BOOKS, $59.99

 Fashion editor, stylist, art director, TV producer and restaurateur Victoria Alexander has experienced being part of a family of six, living on her own and everything in between and reflects on the experiences in this classic compilation, which is being reissued 10 years after it was originally published. She blends wisdom, humour, photography, quotes and poems into a montage designed to inspire and empower readers to accept and embrace life’s changes and trust their own judgement.

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