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Reviews
‘She could be the love child of Fran Lebowitz and Woody Allen. She possesses that same kind of sad-sack New York Jewish humour that is both perceptive and caustic. If you enjoy laughing at your foibles and the foibles of your friends, then every line of this very clever, if painful, book will be chuckled and cried over’
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Sydney Morning Herald
‘This was never intended to be a feel-good book but in a perverse way it proves itself a great mood shifter and lifter. Darkly humorous Ariel Leve lays out her daily insecurities like a patchwork quilt of modern anxiety and inadequacy, sparkling with tiny appliquéd gems of self-deprecating cynicism.’
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Good Housekeeping Best Books for September
“Sharp, witty and ruthlessly observed. Leve writes brilliantly — even, perhaps especially, when preparing for the worst...”
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The Jewish Chronicle
‘Positivity seems to be the byword for surviving the modern age. But do we have to be so bright and perky all the time, especially as the world economy crashes? Ariel Leve's dry and bitter wit highlights the funny side in our everyday negative feelings’
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Irish Herald
‘Welcome to the wonderfully dark and witty world of Ariel Leve. This collection of her much-loved Cassandra columns is packed full of laugh-out-loud one-liners and thoughtful observations on everyday life … forthright, funny and extremely honest’
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The List
“The antithesis to Bridget Jones, Leve offers a refreshingly dark and wry outlook on life that is masterfully told through
her sharp and acerbic wit...”
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She Magazine
The Cassandra Chronicles is perfect for le crunch – who needs to be upbeat when negativity is this entertaining?
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In Style
'Original, insightful and sharp, The Cassandra Chronicles is the flip side of Sex and the City:
a very funny book written by a woman who knows how to laugh at herself and her insecurities.'
Joan Rivers
‘Ariel leve Is brilliant and funny and the only other person i know without an oven. Buy this book and keep it close’
Bill Nighy
‘It might seem strange that I approve of Ariel’s doom-mongering, but actually I find that her hilarious and addictive honesty comes closer to the secret of optimism than she would probably care to admit! Immensely enjoyable.’
Laurence Shorter – Author of The Optimist
‘Why would anyone buy this book?’
Harvey A. Leve – Ariel’s Father
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RTE Radio 1 Ireland
Listen to Ariel's appearence on the Marian Finucane show on Saturday 22nd of August Ariel appears at aproximately 48 mins.
BBC Radio 4, Woman’s Hour
Tuesday 11th August. Live at 10am. Ariel will discuss the positive side of pessimism. Listen here
Robert Elms BBC London
Listen to Ariel's appearance on BBC Radio London on the Robert Elms show. Ariel appears at 32 minutes.
Huffington Post
Read an extract here...
Jewish Telegraph
Read an interview with the Jewish Telegraph here.
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