SUMMER BOOK CLUB
Summer Reading Roundup / Five Books to Enlighten, rill and Cultivate Your Curiosity
To Die For - Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? / By Lucy Siegle Fashion lovers and eco-conscious readers, take note: Lucy Siegle’s To Die For is the definitive wake-up call on the industry’s darker underbelly. With contagious energy and meticulous research, Siegle guides us through the global supply chain—where environmental devastation, exploitive labour
As the days grow longer and the sun lounger beckons, there’s nothing quite like the ritual of selecting a handful of books to carry you through beachy afternoons and lantern-lit evenings. From memoirs of hardship to 21st century Southern Gothic, thoughtful manifestos to globe-spanning analyses, these five titles promise to enrich your summer with adventure, mystery, insight—and perhaps a little self-reflection. My favourte double bill of books - Down and Out in London and Paris and Homage to Catalonia / By George Orwell No summer library is complete without returning to the writings of George Orwell. In Down and Out in London and Paris (1933), Orwell transports readers to the gritty underworld of two great capitals, blending reportage and memoir with the novelist’s trademark compassion. Like the voice of an old friend whispering their great adventures directly into your ear, George will take you from the squalor of Parisian soup kitchens—filled with stale bread and bitter coffee—to the dank lodging houses of east London, where dignity and charity are scant. Then, in Homage to Catalonia (1938), Orwell immerses us in his unsentimentalised version of life in the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. Here, he lays bare the messy politics and fierce idealism that drove him to join the fight, offering an unglamourised account of comradeship, betrayal and the beauty of solidarity. Both works brim with Orwell’s moral urgency and crystalline language, making them perfect choices for those sultry summer afternoons when you crave both literary artistry and adventure.
practices and relentless consumption converge. Yet this is no dour manifesto. Rather, To Die For does offer solutions: from transparency initiatives to the rise of circular design. You’ll close the book eager to curate a more responsible wardrobe—and to carry the conversation forward long after the final page.
Wear No Evil: How to Change the World With Your Wardrobe / By Greta Eagan If Siegle arms you with data and warnings, Greta Eagan hands you the weapons to wage the war. Wear No Evil is equal parts personal narrative, brand auditing guide and ethical fashion handbook. Eagan’s warm, conversational tone transforms what
could be a daunting checklist into a joyful expedition. As you read, you’ll explore small-batch artisans, discover take-back programmes and learn to decode those baffling garment labels. By autumn, you won’t view clothing in quite the same way—and you’ll certainly emerge inspired to make purchases that align with your ideals.
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