{"product_id":"ready-for-absolutely-nothing-1","title":"Ready For Absolutely Nothing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRock stars to royalty, society to sobriety, get to know the real Susannah Constantine in the hottest memoir of the year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Sensational, juicy, gossipy, filthy and bravely honest in equal measure, Susannah Constantine''s memoir is a rollicking romp through the upper middle classes'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES, ''BEST BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR BOOKS OF 2022''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Hilarious and honest. 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