Home Series - Laura Loves Books
In these series we meet Palaver friends and customers at their home or favourite place.
See more of Laura's story in the video that we made:
(Laura is wearing JUNO Knit in Walnut)
What does home mean to you?
Home is a place where I feel at peace. I have to be quite social at work, which is fun: and you meet a lot of new people because of it. But at the end of the day I love being home. Especially because it's a quiet place and try not to have a lot of stuff around me and create a relaxing environment.
Why do you love books and what have you read recently?
Lately I have read a lot of books written by women, not necessarily on purpose, but also because I can recognise myself in these stories. I also love learning new things. Some books (and writers) just makes me want to read even more books! I have this feeling when reading books from Olivia Laing and also books from Mary Ruefle. I just love reading books that somehow make you feel smarter afterwards and you learn a lot from it.
What's a memory you have of reading books when you were younger?
I read a lot of books when I was younger but somehow I stopped reading books for a while and I almost didn't read anything at all during this period. The last five years I've picked it up again and I'm so glad I did! It gives me so much joy and peace knowing I can read these books again.
(Laura is wearing JUNO Knit in Taupe & Linen Blend Jumpsuit in Oatmeal)
What's your top 10 books that you've read recently?
- Everybody: a book about freedom - Olivia Laing
- The lonely city: adventures in the art of being alone - Olivia Laing
- Agua y jabón - Marta D. Riezu
- Madness, Rack, and Honey - Mary Ruefle
- Winter - Ali Smith
- Autumn - Ali Smith
- Real Estate - Deborah Levy
- Poeta chileno - Alejandro Zambra
- Love - Toni Morrison
- Fierce attachments - Vivian Gornick
(Laura in her home in Amsterdam)
See more of Laura's story in the video that we made:
