BOOKS & BLOUSES: 4 Great Summer Reads by Natasha Poliszczuk
When I gave my good friend Natasha Poliszczuk (Books Editor and author of the excellent substack magazine Book-ish) the task of choosing four great summer reads to match four of Wardrobe 44's new summer tops, she came up trumps.
Natasha works in the book industry, writes beautifully, but most importantly, absolutely loves reading and has done for as long as the 25 years I've known her (how can this be you ask?! I know, I know, we are but children...) She is the person I always turn to for recommendations, so I know these are good ones. Wear that W44 blouse, open that book and get set for a stylish summer of reading!
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Wear whilst reading: The Garnett Girls - Georgina Moore
If you like well-to-do bohemian types behaving rather badly in the vein of Mary Wesley/Rosamunde Pilcher, then get thee to the Garnett Girls. Three sisters; one charismatic, sexy mother (we should all be more Margot); epic parties; and an Isle of Wight setting that feels more like the Hamptons. Irresistible.
Wear whilst reading: Sandwich - Catherine Newman
Rachel - ‘Rocky’ - and her family (her husband, their grown-up children, and her parents) are on their annual family holiday to Cape Cod. They stay at the same charmingly ramshackle house they have rented for years. Over the course of a week we are given a glimpse into a whole lifetime, as Rocky is torn between nostalgia for the past and seizing the small joys of the present. It’s a slim slice of perfection, with grains of sands between the pages. (And the odd tear blot.)
Wear whilst reading: Getting Away - Kate Sawyer
This isn’t published until July, but I PROMISE it is worth the wait. A portrait of the Smith family’s summer holidays over the years - with all their secrets and squabbles and shifting social sands (pun unintended). From the 1930s English seaside to today. It’s nostalgic, poignant and enormously accomplished. A truly lovely summer novel to read all year ‘round. I love Sawyer’s writing.
Wear whilst reading: A Room with a View
Oh, how I swooned at the romance of this and longed to be kissed in a field of poppies high above Florence when I first read it as a teen. Now I marvel at Forster’s playfulness, characters, and perfectly pitched social comedy. It is a near-flawless novel and David Nicholls loves it, too, so take it from him if not me. Sceptre have produced the most beautiful hardback edition (I think Nicholls may even written the intro) - treat yourself.
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