‘With the wedding so close, Rose had begun experiencing niggling doubts … Marriage, she decided, was momentous, requiring an almighty leap of faith.’ MARRIAGE, MISUNDERSTANDING and MR SELFRIDGE Harry Selfridge has been very much on my mind of late. For the last eighteen months or so I have been writing about him and recently … Read more
For as long as I can remember I have loved department stores so when the TV series, Mr Selfridge, launched in 2013 it was right up my street. Here was the captivating story of a towering London landmark, one I knew well. I soon realised how little I knew, however, about its charismatic founder, Harry … Read more
Before the first series of Mr Selfridge aired in 2012 I knew little about Harry Selfridge. I had been to Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street many times without ever giving a thought to the man behind the store. Yet it was clear there was something special about the place; something that set it apart from … Read more
“I love her and that’s the beginning of everything.” F. Scott Fitzgerald When the new series of MR SELFRIDGE launches on ITV in January, 2015, I, for one, will be glued to my television. For me, there is something utterly fascinating about Harry Selfridge. In an era bound by convention, he stood out from the crowd. … Read more
The last thing on Harry Selfridge’s mind was falling in love. Work was his mistress and allowed precious little time for anything, or anyone, else. Then a chance encounter with debutante Rose Buckingham changed everything. Rose proved a perfect match for Harry. From the first moment they met the pair seemed destined to be together. … Read more