THE MODERN CLASSIC AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER. NOW BOLDER BRIGHTER AND EXPANDED INTO
GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOUR WITH 25 NEW COLOURS. 'Dazzling and vibrant' Mail on Sunday
'Extraordinarily full and interesting' TLS 'Gorgeous' Guardian 'Charming' FT 'Beautiful'
Daily Mail 'Irresistible' Country Living The history of colour tells the vivid story of
civilisation. From scarlet women to imperial purple leaf green to the white paint that
protected against the atom bomb Picasso's blue period to the pink Barbie claimed for feminism
The Secret Lives of Colour offers a bright thread throughout human history. Kassia St Clair's
lifelong fascination with colours and where they come from (whether Van Goph's chrome yellow
sunflowers or Dorothy's ruby slippers) takes us on an unforgettable journey through our past
present and future. 'An excellent innovative and idiosyncratic cultural history that will
colour your thinking' Spectator 'If you want to fall back in love with colour read The
Secret Lives of Colour' Sunday Telegraph
