History of the World in 100 Modern Objects: Middle-class stuff (and nonsense)

(Hardback)

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The book of the popular Sunday Times Style section column 'History of the World in 100 Objects'.
Since Spring 2013, Francesca Hornak has been writing a hugely popular column in the Sunday Times Style section, 'History of the World in 100 Modern Objects'. Featuring a different iconic object each week, the column explores contemporary middle-class life through the objects we fetishise. Each column is a little vignette about a different character, such as Izzy, who's 26 and interns at Kelly Hoppen and gets into a spat with her flatmate about a twee Oliver Bonas cake stand, Nick, 40, who's considering the safety aspects of his children's bike trailer and remembering his old DJing days, and Philippa, 64, who's tussling with her Sky TV remote after her divorce. Funny, charming and sometimes poignant, each column is an evocative slice of modern life.

The columns are accompanied by crisp, colourful illustrations by the illustrator James Joyce, which make the book into a design object itself.

Author Bio

Francesca Hornak has been a writer at Sunday Times Style Magazine since 2010, writing social commentary pieces including her satirical column History of the World in 100 Modern Objects, published as a book also available from Pavilion. She has also written for Grazia, Stylist, Elle, The Guardian, Marie Claire and Mother & Baby Magazine. She lives in London with her husband, also a journalist, and baby son, who has already given her ample material for this book.