MY VERDICT? I really enjoyed Patrick Grant’s book Less. I expected it to focus on sustainability, which it did, but it also covered much more. The parts about the social impact of the decline in manufacturing, especially in northern towns, were very interesting. Grant explains how factory closures have hurt local economies and communities, leading to job losses and cultural decline. The book connects environmental issues with social and economic ones, using personal stories and historical context. Overall, Less is a powerful look at how our lifestyle choices affect both the planet and our communities.
THE BLURB:
In this passionate and revealing book about loving clothes but despairing of a broken global system Patrick Grant considers the crisis of consumption and quality in fashion, and how we might make ourselves happier by rediscovering the joy of living with fewer, better-quality things.
Weaving in his personal journey through fashion, clothing and the other everyday objects in his life, this is a book that celebrates craftsmanship, making things with care, buying things with thought and valuing everything we own. It explains how rethinking our relationship with clothing could kickstart a thriving new local economy bringing prosperity and hope back to places in our country that have lost out to globalisation, offshore manufacturing and to the madness of price and quantity being the only things that matter.
R. P. Bolton Author 