Lush: A True Story, Soaked in Gin

Gabrielle Fernie’s memoir Lush tells of the actress’ struggles to break into the London acting world in her early 20s and the supporting role played by Gordon’s gin. Centring on an early quarter-life crisis, sparked by her best friend from back home in Wales getting married aged 23, Lush draws heavily from Fernie’s blog Love

Is A Four Letter Turd, billed as the confessions of a modern Bridget Jones who drinks too much, smokes too much and once used a coconut as a makeshift toilet. Fernie pledges to find a steady plus one for the wedding, but can she find anyone as good as gin? Lush covers drunken nights out and one night stands and shows that not all Millennials are Instagram-obsessed wellness devotees. ■