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Thank you. I loved this episode. A Gentleman in Moscow is at the top of my best books ever list ( in a tie with Still Life). I have read it twice and listened as an audiobook too. I really enjoyed the discussion and I love the theme of creating your “family” from not necessarily your blood relatives - as in Still Life. I read both books during the lockdown/ no travel period of the last few years and they absolutely transported me to those settings. The food themes also just add to the experience of the book. I now also need some grape scissors as I absolutely loathe finding the picked off grape skeleton in the fridge! Have you any book recommendations to inspire creativity in an artistic sense. I have been dabbling in painting as a was of winding down and would be interested to know of anything to read or listen to for inspiration. Thank you for such a wonderful podcast.
Hi Merryn, thanks so much for writing to us and I am happy to hear that you enjoyed the latest episode! I agree, both those books are so transformative. As for books about creativity, our newsletter tomorrow has a couple of recommendations funnily enough! While neither are written by artists, they talk about creativity as a whole. Elizabeth Gilbert also wrote a book about creativity called Big Magic. see if any of those pique your interest and thanks for listening! Germaine x
I absolutely adored Gentleman in Moscow - it is one of those books a person can read over and over - like visiting an old friend.
Dear Sophie and Germaine,
Thank you. I loved this episode. A Gentleman in Moscow is at the top of my best books ever list ( in a tie with Still Life). I have read it twice and listened as an audiobook too. I really enjoyed the discussion and I love the theme of creating your “family” from not necessarily your blood relatives - as in Still Life. I read both books during the lockdown/ no travel period of the last few years and they absolutely transported me to those settings. The food themes also just add to the experience of the book. I now also need some grape scissors as I absolutely loathe finding the picked off grape skeleton in the fridge! Have you any book recommendations to inspire creativity in an artistic sense. I have been dabbling in painting as a was of winding down and would be interested to know of anything to read or listen to for inspiration. Thank you for such a wonderful podcast.
Kind regards,
Merryn
Hi Merryn, thanks so much for writing to us and I am happy to hear that you enjoyed the latest episode! I agree, both those books are so transformative. As for books about creativity, our newsletter tomorrow has a couple of recommendations funnily enough! While neither are written by artists, they talk about creativity as a whole. Elizabeth Gilbert also wrote a book about creativity called Big Magic. see if any of those pique your interest and thanks for listening! Germaine x