If you buy one book this year - make it this one!
I like to think that I know the city in which I live pretty well and love to stay clued up on all of it's lesser known gems off the beaten track, for this reason I often find this type of 'hidden London' book boring and repetitive as the same places are mentioned over and over and lack any new ideas to inspire me-
This book however is very different!
It is obvious that a lot of care and attention has been channelled into the project by writer and editor Saska Graville to ensure that the end result became the masterpiece that it is.
Everything from the tactile letterpress texture of the cover to the grainy vintage feel paper pages, the clever prospect of dividing the book into separate 'villages' ready and waiting to be discovered and gorgeous photography from husband and wife team Jess Reftel Evans and Martin Reftel.
With great will power I managed to save reading this for the coach ride up to Newcastle at the weekend and was genuinely overcome with excitement at the prospect of returning to the Smoke so I could make a head start on checking out all of these fabulous recommendations on places to eat, sleep and shop.
This would make a great gift for Londoners and tourists alike and is a very welcome addition to my coffee table collection, I cannot rate it enough!
Go buy!
Available from all good book stores.
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