Patch Work: WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE

Claire Wilcox

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Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London, 2021

1526614413 / 9781526614414

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WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZEA strange and mesmerising piece of work Sunday Times An absolute masterpiece Laura CummingAn uncommon delight Observer Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life. In Patch Work, she turns her curators eye to the fabric of life itself, tugging at the threads of memory: a cardigan worn by a child, a tin button box, the draping of a curtain, a pair of cycling shorts, a roll of lace, a pin hidden in a seam. Through these intimate and compelling close-ups, we see how the stories and the secrets of clothes measure out the passage of time, our gains and losses, and the way we use them to unravel and write our histories. Effervescent, poetic, puzzle-like . Wilcox picks at the heartstrings Financial Times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Title
Patch Work: WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE
Author
Claire Wilcox
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London
Publication year
2021
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1526614413
ISBN 13
9781526614414
Item weight
408 grams
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128.0 x 198.0

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