DIPLOMATIC BAGGAGE

`Brigid Keenan vividly evokes both the oddities and loneliness, even today, of being the "other half" of a diplomat. Immediate and intimate, poignant and very funny; it is as if she is talking to the reader. Her eagle-eyed observation of human behaviour and far flung experiences made me laugh out loud.` -- Josceline Dimbleby 20041006 `Life is what you make of it -- you can`t just sit there and let it happen to you -- you`ve got to grab opportunities with both hands, or you risk boredom at least, depression and deathbed regrets at worst. Women have not been raised to understand the importance of this. Brigid Keenan rams the message home with hilarity. This is an important book, written by a very funny writer.` -- Shirley Conran 20041101 `Bridget Jones` mother meets Katie Hickman`s Daughters of Britannia ...