The New Dress

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books ‘Waking, I cry “Oh, is this your – buried treasure? The light in the heart.”’ In these exquisite stories from the genius of English modernism, everyday objects acquire profound significance: a lump of buried green glass leads to a lifetime of obsession a mark on the wall prompts a questioning of reality itself a pale-yellow silk dress provokes a painful self-reckoning. Beautiful, strange and pioneering, each piece is a small precious stone to be held to the light and savoured. 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books ‘Waking, I cry “Oh, is this your – buried treasure? The light in the heart.”’ In these exquisite stories from the genius of English modernism, everyday objects acquire profound significance: a lump of buried green glass leads to a lifetime of obsession a mark on the wall prompts a questioning of reality itself a pale-yellow silk dress provokes a painful self-reckoning. Beautiful, strange and pioneering, each piece is a small precious stone to be held to the light and savoured. You may also be interested in... Reviews Sign In To Write A Review Please sign in to write a review Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App? Reserve online, pay on collection. Reservations are held for 5 days.