Edith Cavell
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives.
Diana Souhami Livres
25 août 1940
Diana Souhami est célèbre pour ses biographies captivantes qui explorent la vie de personnalités influentes et intrigantes du XXe siècle au sein de la communauté LGBTQ+. Son œil littéraire aiguisé et son approche perspicace éclairent les paysages sociaux complexes et les parcours personnels de ses sujets. Le travail de Souhami se caractérise par sa profonde exploration de l'identité, des relations et des forces culturelles qui ont façonné ces individus remarquables. Les lecteurs sont attirés par sa prose élégante et l'humanité profonde qu'elle apporte à chaque récit.
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas were major cultural figures in 1920s Paris, photographed by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton, painted by Picasso, and written about by Hemingway. Alice was convinced from her first meeting with Gertrude that she was in the presence of genius, and dedicated herself to seeing Gertrude get the recognition that genius deserved
The story of how a singular group of women in a pivotal time and place - Paris, Between the Wars - fostered the birth of the Modernist movement.
Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage. Formidable and manipulative, her attentions to the king brought her wealth, power, and status. Her daughter Violet Trefusis had a long tempestuous affair with the author and aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, during which Vita left her husband and two sons to travel abroad with Violet. It was a liaison that threatened the fabric of Violet's social world, and her passion and recalcitrance in pursuit of it pitted her against her mother and society. From memoirs, diaries, and letters, Diana Souhami portrays this fascinating and intense mother/daughter relationship. Her story of these women, their lovers, and their lovers' mothers, highlights Edwardian - and contemporary - duplicity and double standards and goes to the heart of questions about sexual freedoms.
The story of the tempestuous romance between screen goddess Greta Garbo and society photographer Cecil Beaton--two enigmatic and iconic legends of the 30s. Best-selling author Souhami has drawn on diaries, letters, photographs, and films to show they both infused their work with the allure of androgyny--while concealing it in their private lives. A beautiful picture of two remarkable individuals and their era. "Compelling reading."--Literary Review. "...fascinating insight..."--Elle. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4.
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