Product Description

A compendium of beautiful thoughts for women of taste and splendor.

Edward Monkton, perhaps better known as the U.K.'s top-selling living poet Giles Andreae, pairs a witty and quirky writing style with simple yet elegant illustrations to celebrate the four bastions of femininity, namely: shoes, chocolate, purses, and clothes.

Be it a handbag of glory, the shoes of salvation, the beautiful frock, or the kingdom of chocolate, Monkton fluidly expounds the virtues of many a lady's desires:

"Buy me, Lady," said the frock,

"and I will make you into a

BEAUTIFUL and WHOLE and

COMPLETE Human Being."

"Do not be SILLY," said the Man,

"for a frock alone cannot do that."

"TRUE," said the Lady. "I will

have the Shoes and the Bag as well."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #694440 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

About the Author
Edward Monkton is the alter ego of Eton- and Oxford-educated Giles Andreae, philosopher, poet, artist, and all-around interesting fellow. Giles's first creation, Purple Ronnie, earned him recognition as the U.K.'s top-selling living poet and an icon of contemporary popular culture. He resides in Notting Hill, London

Customer Reviews

Utterly Charming
Witty and knowing, with the simple illustrations and language of a child's book and the psychological insight of an adult's. And it's funny.