"Harry Selfridge revolutionised the way we shop."-Daily Mail


"Will change your view of shopping forever."-Vogue


The men who created the first department stores made vast fortunes, but no one understood consumption as a sensual female entertainment better than the maverick American retailer Harry Gordon Selfridge. Lindy Woodhead tells the extraordinary story of a revolution in shopping and the rise and fall of a retail prince.


Lindy Woodhead worked in international fashion public relations for over twenty-five years and was the first woman on the board of directors of Harvey Nichols. Her first book, War Paint, was published in 2003.