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The Cutting of the Cloth

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Cutting of the Cloth

By Michael Hastings

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About the book

The work-room of a Savile Row tailors, 1953. Two master craftsmen at daggers drawn: Polish-born Spijak insists that nothing can beat the excellence of a hand-sewn suit, while Eric uses his machine to work at twice the speed and earn twice the money. Sparks fly as each fights his own corner with biting wit and vicious humour. Into this battleground steps Maurice, a teenager at the very start of his apprenticeship. Will he survive the gruelling training to become a master tailor? Or will he, as Sp...Show more

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ISBN

9781783198115

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2015

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Cutting of the Cloth

Format

Paperback

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