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..we Were Always Taught, Instead Of Waiting To Be Swept Off Our Feet, To 'expect Little, Forgive Much'.

As Women Glide From Their Twenties To Thirties, Shazzer Argues, The Balance Of Power Subtly Shifts. Even The Most Outrageous Minxes Lose Their Nerve, Wrestling With The First Twinges Of Existential Angst: Fears Of Dying Alone And Being Found Three Weeks Later Half-eaten By An Alsatian.

Quite Quickly I Grew Less Deranged. I Had Begun The Process Of Calming Down, Assimilating And Compromising, Which Is Necessary To Live Comfortably In The World As It Is, And Probably Is Why Its Imbalance Never Changes. But Underneath, My Idea Of Life Was Completely Altered.

It's Rather Fun Writing A Female Spy, Because She Has So Much More Kit. Bond Never Carried A Hair Dryer Or A Makeup Bag. And He Certainly Didn't Wear An Uplift Bra.

If We Can't Have Comedy Books Written About Aspects Of Womanhood Without Going Into A Panic Attack About It, Then We Haven't Got Very Far At Being Equal.