The Supermum and Her Self-Help Empire ; Having a Severely Disabled Child Was Not Going to Stop Judy Piatkus From Becoming the Queen of 'Mind, Body, Spirit'

Evening Standard - London › October 04, 2005

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JUDY Piatkus's north London lounge is heavily feng shui-ed.

The large sofas are spotlessly white, the mantels and shelves almost empty. Pot plants sit on the floor in strategic locations.

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The Supermum and Her Self-Help Empire ; Having a Severely Disabled Child Was Not Going to Stop Judy Piatkus From Becoming the Queen of 'Mind, Body, Spirit'

Piatkus points to the money plant in the corner and smiles broadly. As the founder and owner of Piatkus Books, one of the largest publishers of what are known as "mind, body, spirit" books, she's made a small fortune from the promotion of "alternative" therapies and treatments like feng shui. "Feng shui is an ancient and proven philosophy," she says, when I expres...

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