Kathy Lette’s new message to women: Be Selfish!

The acid-tongued Antipodean author Kathy Lette has teamed up with Radox for a project that encourages women to ‘be selfish’. It’s part of an alliance with the brand that includes the launch of her latest novel, the appropriately-named All Steamed Up.

Lette - described by The Telegraph’s Lucy Cavendish as “the doyenne of the chick-lit novel” - has been writing since her first novel Puberty Blues became a cult classic in her native Australia. She’s got quite a catty turn of phrase, evident in comments about women who are “human handbags draped on the arms of men” or “a life-support system around a pair of breasts”. I could go on for hours - she has such a range of withering put-downs and one liners.

In these entertaining video interviews for Radox, Kathy explains how women often feel guilty about taking time out for themselves. She challenges the notion that ‘being selfish’ is a bad thing and suggests that by making time for yourself, you can come back to those other roles (wife, mother, harassed worker…) refreshed and feeling better.

Interestingly, Kathy talks in one clip about blogging as an outlet for women and compares it to the ‘confessional’ type of chatter that happens when women get together. It’s an interesting concept, and one that the burgeoning army of mommy-bloggers across the world would probably agree with!

She describes her early forays into writing as almost accidental - writing her first book for her friends, and then realizing that it was an ideal way to earn a living. On the topic of blogging, she says that it’s a way of keeping in touch with friends as well as a possible entry into a career in writing - “it’s a great showcase for new talent”.

So, whether it’s locking yourself in the bathroom for an hour to unwind, or sharing your innermost thoughts with the World Wide Web, Kathy Lette’s latest book seems to be a call to arms. Or a call to pedicures, manicures, retail-therapy, whatever you like, really.

10,000 free copies of Lette's book are available via the Radox website. To get yours, visit the Be Selfish website.

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