With contributions from over 70 voices, this collection celebrates the journey of aging with humor and honesty. It features witty insights from notable figures like Lady Colin Campbell and Dame Edna Everage, offering a refreshing perspective on the joys and challenges of growing older. The book embraces the notion that aging can be a vibrant and fulfilling experience, encouraging readers to find humor and grace in each stage of life.
Sensuous, darkly funny bordering on demonic, Patricia and Malise is a wicked
love story set in 1950s Italy that skillfully plays with British obsessions.
First memoir on bestselling giants of the art world (and great eccentrics),
Hugh Honour and John Fleming by one of their closest friends over 60 years.
A charming, amusing and warming collection of true short stories and vignettes
by diarist and author Susanna Johnston: a romp through family life, replete
with eccentric relations and amusing anecdotes.
Light-hearted and moving story of the beautiful friendship between John
Fleming and Hugh Honour, the last great British eccentrics, and Susanna
Johnston, centring around the Villa Marchio in Tuscany where they had made
their life
Set in a British country estate, the story follows Muriel as she navigates the chaos of her inherited Manor House filled with eccentric characters, including her blind brother-in-law and an ex-husband. The arrival of the Queen Mother and Princess Matilda ignites a flurry of mischief, with unruly neighbors vying for invitations and guests indulging in scandalous antics. Amidst the mayhem, quirky elements like a male nanny with a whimsical pram and unruly animals contribute to the hilarity of this darkly comedic tale about low morals in high society.
Colorful patchwork quilts, with block-by-block interplays and repetitions, lend themselves to almost infinite creative possibilities. Noted artist Susan Johnston here offers an invitation to test your coloring imagination on designs adapted from the venerable quilting art. Early American Patchwork Quilts to Color presents painstakingly researched, accurately detailed, ready-to-color renderings of forty-two authentic early American quilt designs, including Basket of Scraps, Sunflower Star, Split Rail, Clockworks, Lady of the Lake, House on the Hill, Strawberry, Grape Basket, Morning Star, Sugar Loaf, Cross and Crown, Milady's Fan, and thirty more.Colorists will find hours of pleasure and myriad delights in these remarkable designs — you can achieve three-dimensional and other thrilling visual effects according to the aspects you choose to highlight. In addition, Early American Patchwork Quilts to Color supplies quiltmakers, artists, and craftspeople with a storehouse of inspiration and ready-to-use patterns, and an inexpensive workbook for experiments with color schemes. A Publisher's Note and captions provide informative commentary.This most unusual coloring book is sure to be a favorite among connoisseurs of early Americana, and will appeal to anyone with an eye for subtle visual harmonies and optical rhythms.
Set against the backdrop of British country life, the story follows Muriel, a disenchanted city dweller in her 50s, who unexpectedly inherits an Elizabethan manor. As she navigates her new rural surroundings, she encounters a colorful array of eccentric characters, including her dysfunctional family and a fictional royal. Muriel's journey is a comedic exploration of self-discovery and resilience, as she learns to embrace the chaos of her new life while searching for her own version of happiness.
Set against the backdrop of 1950s English society, the narrative follows a young woman named Victoria as she becomes the assistant to the blind, elderly writer Laurence in a picturesque Italian seaside home. A passionate encounter with the charming Edgar complicates her life, especially when his envious mother, Lettice, schemes to make Victoria's return to England miserable. Blending dark humor with sharp social commentary, the story explores themes of jealousy, beauty, and the complexities of human relationships through its flawed yet captivating characters.
