Veteran travel writer Eric Newby has a massive following and is
cherished as the forefather of the modern comic travel book.
However, less known are his adventures during the years he spent as
an apprentice and commercial buyer in the improbable trade of
women's fashion. From his repatriation as a prisoner of war in 1945
to his writing of the bestselling 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush'
in 1956, Eric Newby's years as a commercial traveller in the world
of haute couture were as full of adventure and oddity as any during
his time as travel editor for the Observer. 'Something Wholesale'
is Newby's hilarious and wonderfully chaotic tale of the disorder
that was his life as an apprentice to the family garment firm of
Lane and Newby, including hilariously recounted escapades with
sudden-onset wool allergies, waist-deep predicaments in tissue
paper and the soul-destroying task of matching buttons. In addition
to the charming chaos of his work in the family business, it is
also a warm and loving portrait of his father, a delightfully
eccentric gentleman who managed to spend more energy avoiding and
actively participating in disasters than he did in preserving his
business. With its quick wit, self-deprecating charm and splendidly
fascinating detail, this is vintage Newby - only with a garment bag
in place of a well-worn suitcase.
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