The Virago Book Of The Joy Of Shopping
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The Virago Book Of The Joy Of Shopping by Jill Foulston
Jane Austen found her sister Cassandra a locket. Joan Didion bought nail enamel and a toaster on impulse. Karyn Bosnak charged $20,000 on credit cards - and wild child Elizabeth Wurtzel got caught shoplifting. George Eliot, on the other hand, hated shopping. Those are the true stories, but there are hundreds of fictional shoppers: The Girl with the Pearl Earring turned up her nose at some stale meat; Tom Ripley lusted after Venetian leather goods, while Jane Eyre cringed at Mr Rochester's pre-wedding excess. This is the first anthology to feature writing about shopping by women throughout history. Buy it.
This little book will make you proud to be part of the shopping sisterhood * GOOD Housekkeping *
Jill Foulston is a former commissioning editor for the Virago Modern Classics. She lives in London and Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844082742 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844082741 |
| Title | The Virago Book Of The Joy Of Shopping |
| Author | Jill Foulston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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