The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes AC25 which he shocks into life

which he shocks into life by electricity

those are going nowhere

get so complicated again' Guardian Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing

9 million years of time

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes AC25 which he shocks into lifeThe hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life told through her unique scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was given a diary on her wedding day. Using it to collect snippets of fabric, she created a record of her life and times. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of fashion historian Kate Strasdin who spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within its pages. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's life and times.