book of the day

“How do we define a gentlewoman today? The word itself is an interesting one, so quaint in one way, yet so throughly contemporary in another. As it’s not such a commonly used word (other than in the title of the influential magazine, the gentlewoman), I’ve infused it with my own meaning, which takes a pinch of inspiration from its male equivalent, while adding plenty more spirit, style and individuality.” Navaz Batliwalla