I Should Have Said...: Quick-Witted Comebacks I Only Wish I'd Said - to Friends and Lovers - Hardcover

Daisy De Villeneuve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 174270929X ISBN 13: 9781742709291

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books, 2015

Synopsis

In I Should Have Said, Daisy de Villeneuve combines her quirky illustrations with unassuming snippets of dialogue between men and women, as she explores the everyday drama of modern day friendship and love. Hilarious and poignant at the same time, Daisy depicts the scenarios where you wish you had said that thing to an ex, 'love interest', or any man on the street who has left you reeling after a snarky comment. With a sketchbook, diary-style design, the pared-down but stylish illustrations are captioned with type-writing style text, guaranteed to make you laugh:

Where do you meet these guys? He said. I should have said, where did I meet you?

Oh, handsome, you always have a young lady on your arm! She said. That's what they are there for, he said. I should have left then.

A gritty and humorous look at modern day relationships, I Should Have Said is a rich and affecting comedy of manners, an extended discourse on the nature - and more often than not the failure - of communication between male and female friends and lovers.

About this title

About the Author

Illustrator, designer and writer Daisy de Villeneuve studied Fashion and Fine Art at Parsons School of Design in both Paris and New York. She has previously published a range of stationery with Chronicle Books and has been commissioned for projects by fashion designer Zac Posen, Topshop, Nike, Vogue and the British Fashion Council.

Daisy has had solo exhibitions at London's Fashion & Textile Museum, and to celebrate 25 years of the British Fashion Council Daisy was commissioned to design a special edition Oyster card holder, along with t-shirts & mugs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 174270929X
• ISBN 13: 9781742709291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96