Less, 9780008663971
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Buy less, choose well, make it last, and be happier.
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stop buying so much rubbish: how having fewer, better things can make us happier

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    4 September 2025

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Summary

Less: Rediscovering the Joy of Fewer, Better Things

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN

‘Patrick’s book is fascinating and sobering and makes a compelling argument for going back to basics’ JOE LYCETT

We used to care a lot about our clothes. We didn’t have many but those we had were important to us. We’d cherish them, repair them and pass t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008663971
ISBN-10:0008663971
Author:Patrick Grant
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:William Collins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:4 September 2025
Weight:270g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Patrick Grant’s new book is a convincing call to end our complacency’

FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Celebrates craftsmanship, making things with care, and how having fewer, better-quality things can make us happier’

GUARDIAN

‘A deep dive into our relationship with consumerism, the toxic effects of fast fashion and the demise of British industry.’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘A call to arms to stop buying so much rubbish’

DAILY MIRROR

‘An important and serious book’

RADIO TIMES

‘Something of a manifesto’

THE HERALD

‘A manifesto on how we should consume now’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘This book is bloody brilliant’

RUSSELL KANE

About The Author

Patrick Grant

With a career in fashion spanning nearly two decades, Patrick Grant has a lot to say about our clothing, who makes it, and how it’s made. He is a regular on television and radio as a commentator on the clothing and textile industries and is best known as a judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee. Patrick holds an honorary Doctorate from Heriot Watt University, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is in the Business of Fashion 500 index of the most influential people in global fashion. In 2016, he launched Community Clothing, a social enterprise which supports thousands of UK jobs through making and selling affordable high-quality clothing.

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