PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I'm a petrophile, so a book on the secret lives of stones is just my delight! Divided into six sections, it covers 60 different stones. Each is given three or four pages, and the stories reveal unusual connections and histories because the author is a renowned art critic and not a geologist, so she brings a different sensibility to the topic. From humble black shale to exotic moon rock, ubiquitous quartz to rare diamond, crumbly talc to glassy tektite - whether it's a precious gemstone or an everyday mineral, this book unfolds fascinating tales and curious histories (although the print is smaller than usual!) It is also a beautifully produced book - the gutters of each page in the essays are coloured the same as the subject stone - each section is delineated by coloured bars, and there are finely rendered illustrations. Dip in and out, or follow the pages, this is a vastly enjoyable read! Lindy
HETTIE JUDAH is one of Britain's leading writers on art. She is the senior critic on the i, contributing editor to The Plant, and writes regularly for the Guardian, Vogue, Frieze, and the New York Times. She is also a sought-after public speaker. Her recent books include Art London (ACC Art Books, 2019) and Frida Kahlo (Laurence King, 2020). She lives in London. www.hettiejudah.co.uk
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I'm a petrophile, so a book on the secret lives of stones is just my delight! Divided into six sections, it covers 60 different stones. Each is given three or four pages, and the stories reveal unusual connections and histories because the author is a renowned art critic and not a geologist, so she brings a different sensibility to the topic. From humble black shale to exotic moon rock, ubiquitous quartz to rare diamond, crumbly talc to glassy tektite - whether it's a precious gemstone or an everyday mineral, this book unfolds fascinating tales and curious histories (although the print is smaller than usual!) It is also a beautifully produced book - the gutters of each page in the essays are coloured the same as the subject stone - each section is delineated by coloured bars, and there are finely rendered illustrations. Dip in and out, or follow the pages, this is a vastly enjoyable read! Lindy
A collection of extravagant stories about artists, miners, princes, chancers, criminals - and above all collectors . . . a real cabinet of curiosities * Sunday Times * A storybook, and a delightful one . . . The essays are shaped with great skill and Judah finds curious and pleasing symmetry and coincidences in the varied stories she tells . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground * Literary Review * A beautifully illustrated collection of insightful essays . . . This clever outing fascinates * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
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