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by Amie-Jo Locke
FOR THE LOVE OF SHOES BY PATRICE FARAMEH
For anyone with an insatiable shoe fetish and a love of cobblers, Patrice Farameh’s beautiful new book For The Love of Shoes is the perfect coffee table accompaniment. Comprising over 250 dazzling photographs capturing the art of avant-garde shoe design it examines the stretching of fashion boundaries into a more structural and conceptual terrain. It also provides insightful interviews with the innovative designers that use a variety of influences and materials to make their artistic visions a reality. Whilst many of the shoes featured are to be viewed more as works of art rather than your average pair of Saturday night dancing heels, the book is a must for all those that lust for Louboutin. For The Love of Shoes by Patrice Farameh (£65, approx. 75.84) published by teNeues @ Teneues.com
EBOOK OF THE MONTH
Sycamore Grove by John Grisham Matthew McConaughey’s portrayal of lawyer Jake Brigance in the film adaptation of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill was nothing short of incendiary for a number of reasons. First, it was an outstanding performance by McConaughey and second, it made excessive perspiration (remember those sweaty shirts?) very sexy indeed, in an American deep south kind of way. Thank heavens then that Jake Brigance returns in Sycamore Grove this October where once again he has to fight for justice in the courtrooms of the racially divided Ford County, and because it’s the new John Grisham novel you can expect plenty of intriguing plot-twists and turns in this suspenseful and intelligent thriller. Sycamore Grove by John Grisham (£12.99 approx. 15.25) published by Hodder & Stoughton @ Amazon.co.uk
TRENDING...STAR SPANGLED LADIES When Harper Lee said that she, “never expected any sort of success” with To Kill A Mockingbird, she couldn’t have predicted that the book would go on to be regarded as one of the definitive classics of modern American literature; and written by a woman no less. She paved the way for our stateside sisters to start being recognised for their literary achievements and this October sees a slew of talented American women publishing work for our bookish enjoyment. Bestselling author Donna Tartt returns with her eagerly awaited third novel, The Goldfinch (Little, Brown) a sweeping story of loss and obsession that undulates with themes of fate and the deepest mysteries of love. Aged 13, Theo Decker survives an accident that will go on to tear his life apart. What follows is a haunted odyssey which places Theo in the centre of a dangerous situation that revolves around a small yet captivating painting; the embodiment of Theo’s longing for his mother. Tartt is one of modern literature’s most lauded writers and The Goldfinch is set to become another literary triumph.
BECAUSE KARL’S WORD IS GOSPEL, PICK UP THE WORLD ACCORDING TO KARL BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE NAPIAS, SANDRINE GULBENKIAN AND PATRICK MAURIÈS (£18.95 APPROX. 22.25) PUBLISHED BY THAMES & HUDSON TO KEEP ON-HAND FOR INSTANT ORACULAR INSPIRATION.
Celeste Price is an eighth-grade teacher in Tampa with a terrible secret; a sexual obsession with 14-year-old boys. The start of the new school year brings the sweetly modest Jack Patrick into her life; a boy on the brink of adulthood with whom she begins an illicit and dangerous affair, deceiving all those around her in her remorseless pursuit of pleasure. Tampa (Faber and Faber) is Alissa Nutting’s sensational debut novel that bravely examines the most taboo of sexual persuasions, tackling the issue with remarkable wit and Nabokovian flair. Shocking, funny, and somewhat depraved, Tampa is a book that will fiercely divide and conquer audiences. In the autumn of 1962 Ed Cantowitz and Hugh Shipley meet in their final year at Harvard, forming an unlikely friendship that shares one common thread; their fierce determination to lead successful and fulfilling lives. After a few short years however their relationship ends abruptly, with only one of the men knowing why. Joanna Hershon’s new novel A Dual Inheritance (Little, Brown) asks the question; can a friendship define your view of the world? This stunning novel looks at how passion and betrayal can transcend generations and how we can remain connected to another person. ■
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by Amie-Jo Locke
FOR THE LOVE OF SHOES BY PATRICE FARAMEH
For anyone with an insatiable shoe fetish and a love of cobblers, Patrice Farameh’s beautiful new book For The Love of Shoes is the perfect coffee table accompaniment. Comprising over 250 dazzling photographs capturing the art of avant-garde shoe design it examines the stretching of fashion boundaries into a more structural and conceptual terrain. It also provides insightful interviews with the innovative designers that use a variety of influences and materials to make their artistic visions a reality. Whilst many of the shoes featured are to be viewed more as works of art rather than your average pair of Saturday night dancing heels, the book is a must for all those that lust for Louboutin. For The Love of Shoes by Patrice Farameh (£65, approx. 75.84) published by teNeues @ Teneues.com
EBOOK OF THE MONTH
Sycamore Grove by John Grisham Matthew McConaughey’s portrayal of lawyer Jake Brigance in the film adaptation of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill was nothing short of incendiary for a number of reasons. First, it was an outstanding performance by McConaughey and second, it made excessive perspiration (remember those sweaty shirts?) very sexy indeed, in an American deep south kind of way. Thank heavens then that Jake Brigance returns in Sycamore Grove this October where once again he has to fight for justice in the courtrooms of the racially divided Ford County, and because it’s the new John Grisham novel you can expect plenty of intriguing plot-twists and turns in this suspenseful and intelligent thriller. Sycamore Grove by John Grisham (£12.99 approx. 15.25) published by Hodder & Stoughton @ Amazon.co.uk
TRENDING...STAR SPANGLED LADIES When Harper Lee said that she, “never expected any sort of success” with To Kill A Mockingbird, she couldn’t have predicted that the book would go on to be regarded as one of the definitive classics of modern American literature; and written by a woman no less. She paved the way for our stateside sisters to start being recognised for their literary achievements and this October sees a slew of talented American women publishing work for our bookish enjoyment. Bestselling author Donna Tartt returns with her eagerly awaited third novel, The Goldfinch (Little, Brown) a sweeping story of loss and obsession that undulates with themes of fate and the deepest mysteries of love. Aged 13, Theo Decker survives an accident that will go on to tear his life apart. What follows is a haunted odyssey which places Theo in the centre of a dangerous situation that revolves around a small yet captivating painting; the embodiment of Theo’s longing for his mother. Tartt is one of modern literature’s most lauded writers and The Goldfinch is set to become another literary triumph.
BECAUSE KARL’S WORD IS GOSPEL, PICK UP THE WORLD ACCORDING TO KARL BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE NAPIAS, SANDRINE GULBENKIAN AND PATRICK MAURIÈS (£18.95 APPROX. 22.25) PUBLISHED BY THAMES & HUDSON TO KEEP ON-HAND FOR INSTANT ORACULAR INSPIRATION.
Celeste Price is an eighth-grade teacher in Tampa with a terrible secret; a sexual obsession with 14-year-old boys. The start of the new school year brings the sweetly modest Jack Patrick into her life; a boy on the brink of adulthood with whom she begins an illicit and dangerous affair, deceiving all those around her in her remorseless pursuit of pleasure. Tampa (Faber and Faber) is Alissa Nutting’s sensational debut novel that bravely examines the most taboo of sexual persuasions, tackling the issue with remarkable wit and Nabokovian flair. Shocking, funny, and somewhat depraved, Tampa is a book that will fiercely divide and conquer audiences. In the autumn of 1962 Ed Cantowitz and Hugh Shipley meet in their final year at Harvard, forming an unlikely friendship that shares one common thread; their fierce determination to lead successful and fulfilling lives. After a few short years however their relationship ends abruptly, with only one of the men knowing why. Joanna Hershon’s new novel A Dual Inheritance (Little, Brown) asks the question; can a friendship define your view of the world? This stunning novel looks at how passion and betrayal can transcend generations and how we can remain connected to another person. ■
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