Lynn Knight Livres

A wooden box holds the buttons of three generations of women in Lynn Knight's family - each one with its own tale to tell...

* Classic Short Stories from writers for whom the Virago Modern Classics is esteemed and loved such as Djuna Barnes, Willa Cather, Rosamond Lehmann, Grace Paley, Elizabeth Taylor, Antonia White and Edith Wharton (formerly published as INFINITE RICHES).

Set in 1925 South-east London, the story follows Rose Burnham, a skilled designer-dressmaker who uncovers secrets within her profession. When a major client reveals she has been deceived by a fraudulent suitor, Rose takes it upon herself to seek justice. What begins as an exciting detective adventure quickly escalates as Rose faces mounting pressures, including troubling poison-pen letters targeting an old friend. As she delves deeper into the investigation, Rose realizes the complexities and dangers of uncovering the truth.

The story of what being a family really means... It is said that you can't choose your relatives but some of Lynn Knight's family did. Three generations were adopted, and adopted in three distinct ways. Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue tells their extraordinary story.

The captivating biography of one of the most important designers of the twentieth century - adapted for Sky Cinema starring Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode and David Morrissey Clarice Cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Born in 1899 in the Staffordshire Potteries, she started work as just another factory girl, but by 1928 had launched her own range of pottery, 'Bizarre'. A 'gargantuan feast of colour', it blazed a trail through the homes of inter-war Britain. But if Clarice Cliff's rise from apprentice gilder to art director was remarkable - and all the more so for her being a woman - it was not without its tensions; for years she conducted a secret relationship with her married boss. Fusing art, design and industry and vividly conveying the texture of women's lives between the wars, this is a compelling study of the complex, talented woman whose work is for many the epitome of art deco.