The Handbag of Happiness: And other misunderstandings, misdemeanours and misadventures

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The Handbag of Happiness is acollection of rollicking, defiant, real-lifestories where self-improvement is satireand life-changing moments are found inthe absurdity of our mysterious little lives.

From The Bathing Costume of Calamity to The ApronStrings of Lament and The Brassiere of Lovelessness,Alannah Hill shares hard-won wisdom from a career inthe fashion world (along with the fine art of stickybeaking).Irreverent, provocative, self-depreciating and witty,Alannah tells us in her own imperfect way how sheovercame adversity and sometimes didnt, despiteher best intentions.

In a world full of self-help clichs, contradictory messagesand new-puritan rules, Alannah opens her bejewelledhandbag of happiness, showing us how being a little bitwrong can sometimes be so very, very right.

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Alannah Hill is an iconic designer, bestselling author and sought-after public speaker. For seventeen years she was the creative director of the trailblazing brand she founded, Alannah Hill. In 2015 she left and launched her own label, Louise Love. Alannah's memoir, Butterfly on a Pin, was released to critical acclaim in 2018. She lives in Melbourne with her son and her beaglier, Jack.