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This was one of the most emotionally gut-wrenching works I've ever read, and not by way of manipulation or heavy-handedness. My own experiences and mind-set certainly have a bearing on it, but none the less, it knocked the wind out of me on a few levels. It is a story of a washed up professor and womanizer, forced out of his job and off to stay with his daughter on her land in rural South Africa. The novel is about sex and power, racism and classicism, family and relationships, art and passion. Coetzee is a South African writer and does an incredible job of covering his personal subject matter as well as the complexities of the racial climate of his country.

This is a beautiful book written by a fashion editor from British Vogue. I picked it up while I was in London last year, thinking that it was going to be a light read about the fabulous clothes she wore, but boy was i wrong. It turned out to be about a woman's journey through life and relationships with the clothes in her closet triggering the memories and the adventures. This is a collection of essays, and each one ranges from sentimental to a ghost story. Don't get me wrong, The clothes she describes are fabulous, but so is this book.