The Virago Book Of The Joy Of Shopping
$36.63
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2010
Summary
Shop ‘Til You Drop: A Literary Cart of Consumerism
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844082742 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844082741 |
| Author: | Jill Foulston |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 200mm x 28mm |
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‘This little book will make you proud to be part of the shopping sisterhood’ - Good Housekkeping
This little book will make you proud to be part of the shopping sisterhood - Good Housekeeping
About The Author
Jill Foulston
Jill Foulston is a former commissioning editor for the Virago Modern Classics. She lives in London and Italy.
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