Blue Postcards

By Douglas Bruton

Once there was a street in Paris and it was called the Street of Tailors. This was years back, in the blue mists of memory.

Now it' s the 1950s and Henri is the last tailor on the street. With meticulous precision he takes the measurements of men and notes them down in his leather-bound ledger. He draws on the cloth with a blue chalk, cuts the pieces and sews them together. When the suit is done, Henri adds a finishing touch: a blue Tekhelet thread hidden in the trousers somewhere, for luck. One day, the renowned French artist Yves Klein walks into the shop, and orders a suit.

Set in Paris, this atmospheric tale delicately intertwines three connected narratives and timelines, interspersed with observations of the colour blue. It is a meditation on truth and lies, memory and time and thought. It is a leap of the imagination, a leap into the void.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fairlight Books
• Release date: Jul 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781912054831

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