Patch Work: A LIfe Amongst Clothes (Paperback)

'An uncommon delight' - Rachel Cooke, The Observer 

'I am overwhelmed by this book. It is an absolute masterpiece. - Laura Cumming, author of On Chapel Sands

'Patch Work is a unique memoir told in rich, tantalising fragments that made me look at what we all wear with new interest and respect' - Tracy Chevalier

'I couldn't put it down ... Pure delight' - Lara Maiklem, author of Mudlarking

'Into this tapestry of memories Wilcox weaves a melancholy thread ... The clothes are Proust's madeleines, cocooned in hatboxes and airing cupboards ... Gripping' - The Mail on Sunday 

'Effervescent, poetic, puzzle-like ... Wilcox picks at the heartstrings' - The Financial Times 

'Filled with dreamlike memories, this autobiography is both surprising and delightful ... A strange and mesmerising piece of work, one that tears apart the usual fabric of an autobiography' - The Sunday Times 

'In her beautifully written memoir Wilcox takes readers behind the scenes of life at the museum - while recounting the many ways that clothes have shaped her personal development in a series of lyrical vignettes' - Vogue

'An extraordinary mixture of museum work interleaved with memoir ... beautifully written, her book is a love story, with clothes as much as people as its heroes' - Spectator