A Sunday Times bestseller, The Secret Lives of Colour tells the stories behind 75 of the most unusual shades and hues in the colour spectrum. Intersecting art, science, history and storytelling, author Kassi St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from into a unique study of human civilisation.

Learn the connection of white to the plague or how khaki changed the battlefield. Explore the health benefits of black eyeliner for the ancient Egyptians or the vibrant pink named for a tiny insect. A fascinating and uplifting book The Secret Lives of Colour will appeal to lovers of art, history and pop culture alike.

Author: Kassi St. Clair
Paperback
336 pages
16.4 x 19.7 x 2.6cm