Less : Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier by Patrick Grant reveals the sacrifices Julie made

reveals the sacrifices Julie made to further her family's interests - her brother became king of Belgium

in captivating prose and loving detail

the daughter of a powerful aristocratic family

the Great War and then the demise of the Campbeltown distilleries in the 1920s

Perfect for fans of the first title in the series A Mermaid's Diary

Less : Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier by Patrick Grant reveals the sacrifices Julie madeWe used to care a lot about our clothes. We didnt have many but those we had were important to us. Wed cherish them, repair them and pass them on. And making them provided fulfilling work for millions of skilled people locally. ? Today the average person has nearly five times as many clothes as they did just 50 years ago. Last year, 100 billion garments were produced worldwide, most made from oil, 30% of which were not even sold, and the equivalent of