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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:53:42 +0000Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:32 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/arts/columnists/susieboyt(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/d600449a-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d600449a-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlSusie Boyt thinks it's a mistake when people decide that childhood is a preparatory state, for it's a quarter or a fifth of life and must be regarded as the real thingSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:53:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/976b0a58-cfe0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/976b0a58-cfe0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlEverything Susie Boyt chooses for her new home suddenly no longer exists at the very moment she chooses it, making her decorating life a little fraughtFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:55:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/0d4329c4-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0d4329c4-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlA friend's encounter at a cake shop prompts Susie Boyt to consider the false nostalgia surrounding the cupcake boom, which she believes is attempting to invent a version of life's rites of passageFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:52:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/3a41b3e8-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3a41b3e8-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlSitting in a waiting room in anticipation of a dental procedure, Susie Boyt grows crosser and crosser and longs for the tweedy languor of Sherlock Holmes' sidekickFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:35:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/69066ac8-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/69066ac8-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlSusie Boyt says that she learned about the ins and outs of the British class system almost entirely from 'Upstairs Downstairs', a show she used to watch as a childSat, 24 Oct 2009 01:02:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/7ff18194-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7ff18194-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlSusie Boyt wonders if a good speech about a friend should reveal, startle or merely confirm. Does one give a rounded view of the person or a partial one?Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:53:53 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/db53feea-b461-11de-bec8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/db53feea-b461-11de-bec8-00144feab49a.htmlIf your home is almost the fifth member of the family, can you separate from it reasonably and with good cheer? Susie Boyt doesn't think soSat, 10 Oct 2009 00:32:58 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/79c7d90a-aee2-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/79c7d90a-aee2-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.htmlSusie Boyt heads to the back entrance of the West End theatre to meet Michael Feinstein, the sincere and elegant interpreter of the Great American SongbookFri, 2 Oct 2009 23:13:59 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/14eae4ac-a3e1-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/14eae4ac-a3e1-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.htmlSettling a child into school is perhaps the most poignant thing one can do that does not involve a church or a hospital and Susie Boyt thinks she may not be handling things very wellSat, 19 Sep 2009 00:29:06 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/c8a82ea4-9e60-11de-b0aa-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c8a82ea4-9e60-11de-b0aa-00144feabdc0.htmlWhile shopping for fabric for an upholstered headboard, Susie Boyt remembers a book that championed that little known marital aid, the bedspread, to the highest degreeSat, 12 Sep 2009 02:48:15 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/efc942da-98e2-11de-aa1b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/efc942da-98e2-11de-aa1b-00144feabdc0.htmlA novelists' self-help manual ruins Susie Boyt's holiday mood as she ends up questioning her writing styleSat, 5 Sep 2009 02:03:16 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8e3492e4-9361-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8e3492e4-9361-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.html Flicking through an American magazine, Susie Boyt contemplates her love of flattering remarks, the latest attribute to come under fierce scrutinySat, 29 Aug 2009 02:34:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/015d3ef4-8de2-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/015d3ef4-8de2-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.htmlRealising that a large reward for feats of good behaviour was overdue, Susie Boyt indulges in a morning of intelligent grief reading her favourite Tennyson poemSat, 22 Aug 2009 02:51:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4952b47c-8861-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4952b47c-8861-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.htmlFeeling mildly dissatisfied and lacking in focus, Susie Boyt contemplates the idea of taking a PhD to find the answers to many questions in her lifeFri, 14 Aug 2009 00:28:41 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/117fc8e8-82e2-11de-ab4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsusieboythttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/117fc8e8-82e2-11de-ab4a-00144feabdc0.htmlSusie Boyt, who admits to being the world's worst holidaymaker, takes a day off from a family vacation to be home alone in London and comes back in a better moodSat, 8 Aug 2009 01:57:54 +0100