“Make no mistake, most women are well aware that they've never had it so good; when they enter a spa or salon, it is purely a hair/nails thing, a prelude to an evening of guilt-free fun.”

English writer and novelist

Julie Burchill is an English writer and novelist. She began as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at 17, and later wrote for newspapers including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is known for writing in a sharply outspoken style, which has at times drawn criticism and legal action. Her 2004 novel Sugar Rush was adapted for television.