14 Aug 2011

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde


'Imaginative thought is to be discouraged. No good ever comes of it' - Munsell Book of Wisdom (p.87)

I read this on holiday and dreamt about it for a week afterwards. The concept is so clever and intriguing that I don't think I'll ever look at colours in the same way again. Or spoons. Or postcodes. Or Loganberry jam. Even mildew is forever changed in my consciousness... Let's just say this book made a big impression on me. Plus it gave me two fantastic baking ideas:


Read, Bake, Eat along with me!
Check out the author's website www.jasperfforde.com or jump to the Shades of Grey home page
Shades of Grey is published in the UK by Hodder and Stoughton