Book review Week: The Civilized Shopper’s guide to Edinburgh and Glasgow
The Civilized Shopper’s guide to Edinburgh and Glasgow is an lovable little book that is fueling my never-all-that-dormant desire to pay a check out to Scotland. (2009 *is* being promoted as “Homecoming Scotland”, although I’m not sure if there’s a statute of limitations as to how long ago, exactly, your ancestors can have left Scotland before they say “Eh? never heard of you” when you show up again. I’m thinking two-hundred-some years is pushing it.)
Anyway, if you are lucky enough to be getting to Edinburgh (or Glasgow) this year, or both, I’d really recommend this little book. Unlike a lot of shopping guidebooks I’ve seen, this one really concentrates on distinct shops, and shops all across the consumer spectrum: there’s the apparent wool and whiskey and so on, but also chocolates, bagpipery supplies, and vintage clothing. The book includes so numerous luscious full-color photographs that I want to go to Scotland now just for the light in the pictures!
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