The Secret Lives of Colour
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The Secret Lives of Colour
Narrated by:
Kassia St Clair
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Kassia St Clair
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Kassia St Clair
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NOW BOLDER, BRIGHTER AND EXPANDED INTO GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOUR WITH 25 NEW COLOURS.
'Dazzling and vibrant' Mail on Sunday
'Extraordinarily full and interesting' TLS
'Gorgeous' Guardian
'Charming' FT
'Beautiful' Daily Mail
'Irresistible' Country Living
The history of colour tells the vivid story of civilisation. From scarlet women to imperial purple, leaf green to the white paint that protected against the atom bomb, Picasso's blue period to the pink Barbie claimed for feminism, The Secret Lives of Colour offers a bright thread throughout human history.
Kassia St Clair's lifelong fascination with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or Dorothy's ruby slippers) takes us on an unforgettable journey through our past, present and future.
'An excellent, innovative and idiosyncratic cultural history that will colour your thinking' Spectator
'If you want to fall back in love with colour, read The Secret Lives of Colour' Sunday Telegraph©2025 Kassia St Clair (P)2025 Hachette UK Limited
Modern Avocado Toast: Australian chef Bill Granger is credited with putting the dish on a modern café menu in Sydney in 1993, sparking its global popularity. Of this no mention but credits it with America in the 2000s. There are other ‘mistakes’ as well but this one rankles!
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