5/8/14 review of the book Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me

(Image: Penguin Random House)

Here it the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me, by Patricia Volk.

Shocked is a memoir where Patricia Volk reflects on her life, mainly by asking what her mom was like, what fashion legend Elsa Schiaparelli was like, and how did Volk herself measure up to them. My thread discusses the book's style and sense of freshness and entertainment. It discusses Volk's images of her mother and of Schiaparelli, the character of Volk's sister, and the use of photos in the book.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House edition of Shocked.