Rachel Johnson's Books
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In a Good PlaceFrom the author of Notting Hell, Mimi and family leave behind the pushy parenting and social climbing of London for (equally ridiculous) country life.Read More
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Notting HellEVERY CITY HAS A NOTTING HELL . . ."A spot of extramarital nookie with a close neighbor is one thing. We're all grown-ups here. But selling a...Read More
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Telegraph, October 16, 2009
...this, as in all other areas of modern life, there is a Johnson to come to their rescue. Rachel Johnson (sister of, daughter of, third cousin once removed of etc) is editor of The Lady a magazine that owes its very existence to The Servant Problem. And...
Aiken Today, October 16, 2009
...Jennie Beck, Tony Baughman, Adam Burton, Stephen Cobb, Shana Donahue, Laura Gibbons, Karin Gillespie, Patrick Green, Stephen Hale, Rachel Johnson, John Lowery, Susan Mucha, Thurmond Whatley, Paul Wilson and Maureen Woltermann, Learn more about each of...
Aiken Today, October 16, 2009
...Jennie Beck, Tony Baughman, Adam Burton, Stephen Cobb, Shana Donahue, Laura Gibbons, Karin Gillespie, Patrick Green, Stephen Hale, Rachel Johnson, John Lowery, Susan Mucha, Thurmond Whatley, Paul Wilson and Maureen Woltermann, Learn more about each of...
Aiken Today, October 12, 2009
...book signing on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Woodside Reserve Club. Contact Rachel Johnson at rjohnson@aikenstandard.com...
Aiken Today, October 11, 2009
...book signing on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Woodside Reserve Club. Contact Rachel Johnson at rjohnson@aikenstandard.com. Notice about comments: AikenStandard.com is pleased to offer readers the ability to comment on stories. We expect our...
Jamaica Gleaner, September 25, 2009
...What is amazing is that the bodice ripper writers are not the prize winners. The 2008 winner was Rachel Johnson for her book Shire Hell. She was singled out for her novel's 'slew of animal metaphors, including comparing her male protagonist's 'light...
Times Online, September 18, 2009
...Joan Bakewell Simon Barnes Cherie Blair Camilla Cavendish Jeremy Clarkson Robert Crampton Daniel Finkelstein Michael Gove Simon Jenkins Rachel Johnson Anatole Kaletsky India Knight Dominic Lawson Leo Lewis Rod Liddle Magnus Linklater Ben MacIntyre...
The Independent, September 13, 2009
...old girl to become a few per cent less snooty. The very next day, meanwhile, the paper commissioned Rachel Johnson, who has a home not far away, to share her memories of precisely how Liz has gone about charming the community, both in print and in...
Mail Online UK, September 8, 2009
...When you called me out of the blue last year to announce 'We're going to be neighbours on Exmoor', I almost fell over. You - reigning queen of confessional journalism, fashion editor and fanatical neat-freak who snogs her own cats - were moving to my...
Times Online, September 8, 2009
...Joan Bakewell Simon Barnes Cherie Blair Camilla Cavendish Jeremy Clarkson Robert Crampton Daniel Finkelstein Michael Gove Simon Jenkins Rachel Johnson Anatole Kaletsky India Knight Dominic Lawson Leo Lewis Rod Liddle Magnus Linklater Ben MacIntyre...
Caswell Messenger, August 23, 2009
...they realize they enjoy reading they just have to find their thing.' Winner of the young adult competition, Rachel Johnson, 13, read more than 40 books from June 1 to the Aug. 10 deadline, her favorite being 'Home to the Prairie' by T.L. Tedrow. 'The...
Aiken Today, August 10, 2009
...Flick Lost!' is available through WorryWart Publishing. For more information about the author, visit www. LynnFloydWright.com. Contact Rachel Johnson at rjohnson@aikenstandard.com. Notice about comments: AikenStandard.com is pleased to offer readers the...
Mail Online UK, August 3, 2009
...the money from their pensions, everyone in the country is going to suffer.' New editor of The Lady Rachel Johnson and her writer husband Ivo Dawnay are celebrating her appointment with a two-week riding holiday in Montana. Friends say she will be writing...
Guardian Unlimited, July 20, 2009
...Sunday Times and London Evening Standard writer Rachel Johnson to be ninth editor in magazine's 124-year history The Lady, one of the UK's oldest weekly magazines, has appointed Rachel Johnson as the ninth editor in its...
Mail Online UK, July 18, 2009
...Rachel Johnson, the effervescent author and journalist sister of Boris, the Mayor of London, never imagined that her shabby and chaotic home would land her one of the most coveted jobs...
Guardian Unlimited, July 6, 2009
...Knox Patrick Ness revels in a world of male-bonding yuppies, cocaine and endurance swimming Review: Shire Hell by Rachel Johnson Hadley Freeman checks out the labels in a send-up of the urban-exile set Review: The Return by Victoria Hislop A tale of...
Livemint.com, July 3, 2009
...a string of unfortunate, giggle-inducing metaphors. In Shire Hell, the 2008 winner of the Bad Sex award, poor Rachel Johnson is reduced to describing her hero?s ?light fingers? to ?a moth caught inside a lampshade?, and his tongue to ?a cat...
Examiner.com, June 4, 2009
...his heart and desire. A truly moving tale about love, loss and desire. In a Good Place by Rachel Johnson (Simon & Schuster) Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (Simon & Schuster) The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne (Simon & Schuster) Border Songs by Jim...
West Sussex Today, May 18, 2009
...but the students kept bringing in more and more. 'It was unbelievable.' Special thanks were also given to Rachel Johnson, the school's librarian, who gave a collection of books from the school library. Mr Oakes said 'It is sometimes all too easy to...
Chichester Observer, May 18, 2009
...but the students kept bringing in more and more. 'It was unbelievable.' Special thanks were also given to Rachel Johnson, the school's librarian, who gave a collection of books from the school library. Mr Oakes said 'It is sometimes all too easy to...
Shoreham Today, May 18, 2009
...but the students kept bringing in more and more. 'It was unbelievable.' Special thanks were also given to Rachel Johnson, the school's librarian, who gave a collection of books from the school library. Mr Oakes said 'It is sometimes all too easy to...
The Independent, February 13, 2009
...Daisy Waugh Emma Darwin Esther Freud Fay Weldon Jane Moore Joan Smith Joanne Harris Justine Picardie Louise Doughty Rachel Johnson Sanata Montefiore Stella Duffy Edited by Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Imogen Edwards-Jones and Kathy Lette In Bed With...
Spectator, February 10, 2009
...book sluts? as serious art. In the Standard, David Sexton slags off the offerings of Faye Weldon and Rachel Johnson in the short story volume In Bed With... whilst claiming that a new edition of My Secret Life, the sexual memoir of a Victorian...
Observer, January 24, 2009
...it with Fly Fishing from Lewis & Wood, which is very restful and bucolic. ? Shire Hell by Rachel Johnson is out now, Penguin, 6.99 Rabbit I bought this at the Albrecht Durer House in Nuremberg. It is one of thousands produced as part of an art...
The Scotsman, January 12, 2009
...former Booker prize nominees and judges you'd be on safe ground In Bed, so to speak. Alas, Rachel Johnson, winner of the most recent Bad Sex in Fiction Award (previous winners include Norman Mailer, Sebastian Faulks and Tom Wolfe) has written a story for...
Telegraph, January 8, 2009
...As well as Kathy Lette and Fay Weldon, the writers include Rachel Johnson, Esther Freud and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's sister Santa Sebag Montefiore, who have told of their exploits between the sheets in the new book, called In Bed With. They feature...
Guardian Unlimited, December 31, 2008
...to make their feelings known on the matter. Andrew Motion also offered some wise words for his successor. Rachel Johnson Rachel Johnson declared herself to be 'honoured' to win the Bad Sex award. According to the judges: 'All the entries were equally...
Canberra Times, December 16, 2008
...James's Square. Unusually, two prizes were awarded. The 16th annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award went to Rachel Johnson, for a passage from her book Shire Hell, while a Lifetime Achievement Award went to John Updike, whose The Widows of Eastwick garnered him...
IBNLive India News, December 2, 2008
...doctor Alastair Campbell to take this year's Bad Sex in Fiction award, but the honour went to Rachel Johnson, who happens to be the sister of Tory mayor Boris Johnson. The Literary Review's annual award was presented to Johnson for her novel Shire Hell...
Hartford Courant, November 27, 2008
...an explosive oral encounter in his latest book, 'The Widows of Eastwick,' but lost out to British writer Rachel Johnson. 'Johnson won for a passage in her satirical novel 'Shire Hell' that describes a woman in the midst of a 'mounting, Wagnerian...
AndhraNews.net, November 26, 2008
... Author Rachel Johnson, sister of London Mayor Boris Johnson, has bagged this years Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Johnson received the award in the ceremony, held at Londons In and Out club...
Londonist, November 26, 2008
...He must be very proud. Boris himself has dabbled in bad poetry but now Rachel Johnson - not a great friend of bloggers - has carried off the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award for an execrably unsexy passage from her leaving London...
CBC, November 25, 2008
...Shire Hell by British author Rachel Johnson is about a couple who leave the urban jungle for the perceived peace of the countryside. (Penguin) It's an honour perhaps best kept under the covers, for which...
Guardian Unlimited, November 25, 2008
...'I'm not remotely grumpy about it' ... Bad Sex award winner Rachel Johnson. Photograph: Geraint Lewis The air turned blue this evening as Tory mayor Boris Johnson's novelist sister Rachel Johnson beat Labour's notorious spin doctor Alastair Campbell to...
Valentina's room, June 7, 2009
...Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide (General Fiction) Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks (YA) Shire Hell by Rachel Johnson (General Fiction) Counting the Stars by Helen Dunmore (historical fiction) Tethered by Amy McKinnon (crime/mystery) All we ever...
Valentina's room, June 6, 2009
...Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide (General Fiction) Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks (YA) Shire Hell by Rachel Johnson (General Fiction) Counting the Stars by Helen Dunmore (historical fiction) Tethered by Amy McKinnon (crime/mystery) All we ever...
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, May 15, 2009
...blame? (Independent) BEN MACINTYRE: History won't allow us to let sleeping dogs lie (The Times) RACHEL JOHNSON: Sorry Liz Hurley, you're wrong about sex in the country (Spectator) LATEST OPINION POLL Shameless Tory MPs' grand expenses claims...
News | Mail Online, May 15, 2009
...blame? (Independent) BEN MACINTYRE: History won't allow us to let sleeping dogs lie (The Times) RACHEL JOHNSON: Sorry Liz Hurley, you're wrong about sex in the country (Spectator) LATEST OPINION POLL Shameless Tory MPs' grand expenses claims...
News | Mail Online, May 15, 2009
...blame? (Independent) BEN MACINTYRE: History won't allow us to let sleeping dogs lie (The Times) RACHEL JOHNSON: Sorry Liz Hurley, you're wrong about sex in the country (Spectator) DEBORAH ORR: Who dares 'go beyond their scope?' (Independent) ...
News | Mail Online, May 14, 2009
...blame? (Independent) BEN MACINTYRE: History won't allow us to let sleeping dogs lie (The Times) RACHEL JOHNSON: Sorry Liz Hurley, you're wrong about sex in the country (Spectator) DEBORAH ORR: Who dares 'go beyond their scope?' (Independent) ...
News | Mail Online, May 14, 2009
...blame? (Independent) BEN MACINTYRE: History won't allow us to let sleeping dogs lie (The Times) RACHEL JOHNSON: Sorry Liz Hurley, you're wrong about sex in the country (Spectator) DEBORAH ORR: Who dares 'go beyond their scope?' (Independent) ...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 18, 2009
...book: Short and sweet Effective advice 13 lessons to learn from Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: career , Daniel Christopherson , Joseph S Sturniolo , occupation ,...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 16, 2009
...s written in a surprisingly easy to read and understand manner Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Joseph E. Donlan , laws of attraction , metaphysics , mind , Ordaining...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 16, 2009
...Great writing style A new affirmation every day Beautiful art within Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: meditate , meditation , Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 16, 2009
...It’s small enough to travel with you everywhere you go Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Affirmations , I AM radiant - Beautiful Affirmations to Brighten Your Day , Mary Ann...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 14, 2009
...pictures Simple, effective rhymes A message that is clear and uplifting Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: child happiness , Incredible You! 10 Ways to Let Your Greatness Shine...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 14, 2009
...Can be carried anywhere you go A nice variety of affirmations Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Affirmations , Happiness Affirmations , Inner Peace , Inner Peace Cards ,...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 13, 2009
...author It is conversational in style It’s short and sweet Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Affirmations , Louise Hay , Meditations to Heal Your Life , positive thought ,...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 12, 2009
...Covers a wide variety of topics that may be affecting you Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Candace B. Pert , Feel Happy Now , Happiness Affirmations , Michael Neill ,...
ACQYR.com - Strategies Compatible With Your Life, January 12, 2009
...kept on a desk or table It’s colorful and moving Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Rachel Johnson for this in-depth book review! Share and Enjoy: Tags: Affirmations , Everyday Positive Thinking , Louise Hay , Positive Thinking Affirmations ,...
Fiction Scribe, December 14, 2008
...James’s Square. Unusually, two prizes were awarded. The 16th annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award went to Rachel Johnson, for a passage from her book Shire Hell, while a Lifetime Achievement Award went to John Updike, whose The Widows of Eastwick garnered...
3quarksdaily, December 2, 2008
...Shire Hell, by Rachel Johnson (Penguin Books). JM comes over and pushes me gently back down on the fake fur. I try to rise up to kiss him - it's so lovely, the...
Sycamore Review, November 30, 2008
...» Bad Sex in Fiction Awards: Updike Rules The 16th Annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award was handed to Rachel Johnson on November 25 for a passage from her novel Shire Hell . John Updike was given a Lifetime Achievement Award after The Widows of Eastwick...
Spare Room, November 26, 2008
...2008 Bad Sex in Fiction award, for the worst description of a sex scene in a novel, is Rachel Johnson, sister of London Mayor Boris Johnson and author of Shire Hell , for her wonderfully awful sexual similes and mangled metaphors. “As he nibbles and...
Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog, November 25, 2008
...Author Rachel Johnson has won the Bad Sex In Fiction Award. Her winning love scene occurs in her novel, Shire Hell. Johnson said: "I always wanted to win a literary award and...
One-Minute Book Reviews, November 25, 2008
...Rachel Johnson also wins for a scene from Shire Hell “that begins with moans and nibbles and works up to screaming and other animal noises” John Updike has won a special...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, November 25, 2008
...Fiction Awards . In addition, the editors of the Literary Review awarded the annual Bad Sex prize to novelist Rachel Johnson for Shire Hell . Johnson was proud of the award : "I'm not feeling remotely grumpy about it. I know that men with literary...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, November 24, 2008
...Widows of Eastwick Kathy Lette for To Love, Honour and Betray Alastair Campbell for All in the Mind Rachel Johnson for Shire Hell Isabel Fonseca for Attachment Ann Allestree for Triptych of a Young Wolf Russell Banks for The Reserve Paulo Coelho for...
Book Blog - Likely Stories, by Keir Graff - Bookli, November 21, 2008
...Widows of Eastwick Kathy Lette for To Love, Honour and Betray Alastair Campbell for All in the Mind Rachel Johnson for Shire Hell Isabel Fonseca for Attachment Ann Allestree for Triptych of a Young Wolf Russell Banks for The Reserve Paulo Coelho for...
