A little light reading 4 - naked knitting

    There's nothing if not an eclectic mix on Cornflower today and here are another two books from the pile to prove the point.


Forever Nude is a novel by Guy Goffette, translated from the French by Frank Wynne. It's about Bonnard and his lover and muse, Marthe, and in "impressionistic, jewel-like sketches...Guy Goffette conjures the artist and his model; visits the gardens, houses and landscapes that Bonnard so gloriously depicted in the radiant colours, the sensual shapes and forms of his genius".


I 'm looking forward to reading this and talking about it soon.
    Then in a complete change of pace, place and mood, we have the first person, present tense narrative of  Divas Don't Knit by Gil McNeil. Here's where we begin: "Jo Mackenzie needs a new start and jumps at the chance to take over her grandmother's wool shop in a small seaside town..." "Warm and wonderful" is how this book has been described, but will it help me learn fair isle? Again, more later.


Coming next: flights of fancy.

Comments

[Anne]

Interested to hear what you think about Divas don't knit. A copy has been lying in one of my "to read "piles for ages.

[Danielle]

I love Bonnard's work--I'm going to have to look for that book!