The Granny Alphabet

Tim Walker has won a cult following for his flamboyant, lavishly staged and surrealist fashion photography. Now he brings his unique brand of very British fantasia to a subject close to his and all our hearts: grannies. Pour yourself a cup of tea and step into an enchanted realm, where twinkling Miss Marple-types elope to Egypt in head-to-toe tartan or jet off to Mars on a flying saucer... You'll find Lucinda, whose hat addiction shows no sign of waning (she even goes to bed in one), and Hattie, who'll give you a humbug if you're helpful.Volume 1 offers a collection of granny portraits by Tim Walker, arranged alphabetically and accompanied by short, gently humorous verse by Kit Hesketh-Harvey. In Volume 2, fashion illustrator Lawrence Mynott contributes his own A-Z of lively old ladies...Spirited, stylish, sweet - here are granny archetypes of every stripe.

“"With its array of octogenarian subjects clad in nubby cardigans, sensible shoes, croc handbags and whimsical hats -- not to mention a still life of fake teeth and the pattern from a plastic polka-dotted rain bonnet used as the book's endpaper -- The Granny Alphabet takes a droll view on aging."”

'Never before have grandmothers been so inspirational' - Vogue
'Frivolous and affectionate fun' - Tatler
'The fashion photographer’s genius new book pours his whimsical style into beautiful shots of grannies doing things that they love. Silver is officially the new black' - InStyle
'A lovely book to celebrate growing older' - The Women’s Room

Established photographer Tim Walker's work appears regularly in the world's best fashion magazines, including Vanity Fair, Love magazine, Harper's Bazaar and British Vogue.Kit Hesketh-Harvey is an award winning performer, composer, writer and translator.

Artist-photographer Tim Walker has won a cult following for his flamboyant, lavishly staged, and surrealist fashion photography. Now he brings his unique brand of very British fantasia to a subject close to all our hearts: grandmothers. The first volume of this very special twinset offers a collection of characterful photographs of grannies and the things nearest to each of them, arranged alphabetically and accompanied by short, gently humorous verses by Kit Hesketh-Harvey. The second volume is delightfully populated with Lawrence Mynott's drawings of lively old ladies. Spirited, stylish, sweet--here are granny archetypes of every stripe. You'll find Lucinda, whose hat addiction shows no sign of waning, and Kitty, whose knitting skills are second to none. You might even meet the Queen--the most famous British granny of all.This whimsical vision of a rose-printed, feline-filled arcadia will be irresistible to enthusiasts of photography and contemporary illustration, and anyone touched by its delightful tribute to the grannies we love and admire.

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