Book description
Some people, the author included, love shopping so much that even the
weekly trawl round Waitrose is a treat. In this essential
guide/memoir, India Knight dissects the singular pleasures afforded by
everyone's favourite pastime: from dragging your mother around TopShop
aged 14 to feeling your entire life would somehow be perfect if only
you bought that battered leather sofa.
Part series of essays, part lists of essential information, you will
never wonder about where to get the perfect 2-inches-off-the-waist
pants again. The Shops is a book for everyone who's ever had to part
with cash, which is to say, a book for everyone.
India Knight's first novel, My Life On A Plate, was published in 2000
to huge critical acclaim. Her second novel, Don't You Want Me, was
published in 2002 and received similar rave reviews. She writes a column
for The Sunday Times, alongside other newspapers and magazines. India
Knight lives in London E8 with her two sons.
