NOVEDADES

Since the launch of his first book and hit TV Show Million Dollar Decorators, Jeffrey Alan Marks has married and become a father. His growing family grounds his new book, a celebration of the idea of home as represented in ten houses, bookended by his own on the West and East Coasts. Marks believes a home must reflect the way its inhabitants want to live, their unique perspective, and how they approach their lives. Trained in England, Marks has long had a deep and profound architectural crush on the British vernacular, which creates a pleasing interplay with his Southern California roots. The result: homes that feel layered and dramatic, but always comfortable.

A mix of high plant/horticultural knowledge and a love of artistically repurposed everyday materials creating unique features will strike a chord with all those who dream of perking up their own gardens. Doreen sought out the most original gardens to feature those that use cleverly repurposed industrial and found materials: handmade archways of gnarled branches or hand-welded fences, mixed with unique sculptures and structures. Text and deep captions full of plant IDs highlight unusual or remarkable collections of flora and foliage that will inspire readers to re-create or come up with their own planting designs and combinations.

La más bella carta de amor. «Acabas de cumplir ochenta y dos años. Has encogido seis centímetros, no pesas más de cuarenta y cinco kilos y sigues siendo bella, elegante y deseable». Así comienza la bella carta que el filósofo y periodista André Gorz escribió a su esposa, Dorine, pocos meses antes de que los dos apareciesen muertos en su casa. Gorz fue fundador de Le Nouvel Observateur y compañero de viaje de Sartre. Sin embargo, no es la filosofía el tema de Carta a D.: esta es una conmovedora carta de amor de Gorz a su mujer. Tras sesenta años juntos, Dorine estuvo aquejada de una terrible enfermedad que terminaría con el suicidio pactado de ambos. El amor y la muerte transitan por estas páginas y nos recuerdan que amar es la entrega total.