Friday, January 18, 2008

A dash of pink


I hate to have cables lying around the floor like so many snares, so I was delighted when a friend of my mum's gave me this little pink gizmo, which holds your cellphone/ipod above the ground when charging...

One book that won't go onto my shelves naked is Sophie Gee's The Scandal Of The Seaon (one of The Economist's Books of the Year 2007) - the dust cover is just too spectacular.
A novel set in early 18th century England, it skilfully braids together the themes of history and love, as well as poetry, since one of the protagonists is Alexander Pope, of The Rape Of The Lock fame. It's a fun way to learn a lot about that period, as Gee pays close attention to details in lengthy yet fascinating descriptions of the markets and shops of London, clothing, food etc - a lot of research went into the book but it never sounds as if the author is forcing her knowledge into the pages. Good book.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

A cell phone holder! Pretty smart indeed. I'll get myself one.
My way to keep wires out of sight is by storing all of my wired life (camera connectors, cell phone charger, ipod, laptop charger, and more) in one single pink Wires & Wires box. They are always handy and never get lost!

Joanna Goddard said...

that cover is amazing. i love books-as-art. xo

Jessica Ferri said...

that book sounds interesting, i'll have to look into it!

Mary-Laure said...

For those of you who are interested in Sophie Gee's novel, here's a link to the book's page on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Scandal-Season-Novel-Sophie-Gee/dp/1416540563/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200673487&sr=8-2

But beware, the cover is not the same as for the English edition! For the really cool cover, get the book on Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scandal-Season-Sophie-Gee/dp/0701181168/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1200673653&sr=8-1

marie said...

ooh that looks good!
i need a book for all this rainy weather we're having
(i am trying to read a french book - les jeudis de charles et de lula - its tricky though, so tempting to look up the odd word, then i get all distracted!)
i'm persisting though!
(it is very sweet!)