The Thoughtful Dresser

Linda Grant is a novelist and journalist. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000 and the Lettre Ulysses Prize for Literary Reportage in 2006. She writes for the Guardian, Telegraph and Vogue. Her latest novel, The Clothes on Their Backs was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. For further information including upcoming literary festivals bookstore readings etc see her website at www.lindagrant.co.uk

Buchmendel - some words from books

'A good handbag makes the outfit.'

'Only the rich can afford cheap shoes'

'The only thing worse than being skint is looking as if you're skint.'

'A new dress is a great help in all circumstances.' (Noel Streatfeild)

'The only true and lasting meaning of the struggle for life lies in the individual, in his modest peculiarities and his right to these peculiarities.' (Vasily Grossman, Life and Fate.)