Anouchka Grose (born 1970 in

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) is a British-Australian

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and writer.Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard, 11 February 2010.

Careers

Before training as a psychoanalyst, she studied Fine Art at

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and was a guitarist and backing vocalist with

Terry, Blair & Anouchka Terry, Blair & Anouchka were a musical group, active in the early 1990s. They were formed by Coventry-born singer Terry Hall, American musician Blair Booth and jeweller Anouchka Grose. Terry Hall was previously a founding member and lead singe ...

(with Terry Hall of

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). She played lap steel guitar with

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's band between 2009 and 2017. She has written about numerous artists, including

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and

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, and has worked with the French-British artist Alice Anderson, writing about her work, interviewing her, and composing and performing music for her film, ''The Night I Became a Doll''. Her journalism has been published by ''

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'', ''and

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'', and her short stories have appeared in ''Granta'' magazine and ''

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''. She is a member of The

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, where she lectures. She also discusses psychoanalysis and current affairs on the radio, appearing on ''

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'',

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, ''

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'' and "Beyond Belief", as well as presenting one of Radio 4's ''

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'' in 2017.

Books

*''The Hair Book'', Hutchinson 1990 *''The Teenage Vegetarian Survival Guide'', Red Fox 1992 *''Ringing For You'', Flamingo 1999 *''Darling Daisy'', Flamingo 2000 *''No More Silly Love Songs'', Portobello Books 2010 Published in America under the title ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'', Tin House 2011 *''Are You Considering Therapy?'', Karnac Books 2011 *''Jack Webb Suspects his Parents'' (essay), Dashwood Books 2011 *''Hysteria Today'', (editor) Karnac 2016 *''From Anxiety to Zoolander: notes on psychoanalysis'', Karnac 2018 *''A Guide to Eco-anxiety: how to protect the planet and your mental health'', Watkins 2020

Records

released two singles before their debut and only album: * ''

Ultra Modern Nursery Rhymes ''Ultra Modern Nursery Rhymes'' is the only album released by the short-lived group Terry, Blair & Anouchka. Overview Terry, Blair & Anouchka were formed shortly after the dissolution of Terry's previous musical project the Colourfield. All three ...

'',

Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records () is a British record label that was founded in 1968. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders' names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis. It started as the Ellis-Wright Ag ...

, 1990

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grose, Anouchka Psychoanalysts Living people 1970 births Writers from Sydney Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London