Class Act

The first book from this popular columnist and interviewer mixesutobiography with witty and pungent social analysis, laced with wickednecdotes about household names from around the world, from the Duchess ofrgyll to Hugh Grant, the Countess of Wessex and Dudley Moore.;Issuesddressed include: Does class matter? Are the Royal family posh? Why are somehings vulgar in the working class but eccentric in the aristocracy? Can youove across class? What are the giveaways to your social background?;Class istill the most emotive word in Britain; using frank, funny and sometimesainful descriptions of her journey from a working-class mining background toife as part of an upper-middle-class family, Lynda Lee-Potter analyses howlass pervades every aspect of our lives.;The book includes Q & A quizzes ("re you a snob?" "Are you moving upwards or downwards?" "Are you easilymbarrassed?") and lists (eg. ten giveaway meals, ten giveaway hobbies).