Peta Mathias — Beat Till Stiff

Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited 2011 Softcover, 264pp. Razor-witted, wise and just a touch scandalous, Beat till Stiff covers topics that Peta considers important, entertaining, naughty or personal. With chapters on why redheads have more fun, how egg whites provide a metaphor for living and how Peta stopped strangling her mother, the eagerly awaited follow-up to Can We Help it if We're Fabulous? and Just in Time to be too Late, is a book about the universal themes that affect all women. Cover faded. (ISBN: 9780143566700). Good.