Description
The story of Venice's Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, 'the Unfinished Palazzo', told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents - Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim
About the Author
Judith Mackrell is the Guardian's dance critic and a successful author of biographical non-fiction titles, including Bloomsbury Ballerina: Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs John Maynard Keynes,which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, and Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation, which combines the biographies of six women whose lives together encapsulated the history of the flapper era.
Reviews
'Rip-roaringly entertaining stories of three fascinating women' - The Times
'Captivating, vivid and exquisitely gossipy ... Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes ... my favourite kind of social history' - Literary Review
'The best gallimaufry of gossip and scandal I have read in years' - Lynn Barber, Sunday Times
'I gorged on the decadence and drama' - Daily Telegraph
'Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion' - Observer
'Effortlessly evoking the spirits of three extraordinary women, [Mackrell] also captures the magical atmosphere of the house and city they each called home' - Country Life
'An ambitious epic ... Mackrell treats her intrinsically sensational material with elegant restraint and wit. Her writing is sharp and unflinching ... A rich, exhilarating read' - Sydney Morning Herald
'Admirable' - Times Literary Supplement
'Very clever and entertaining ... Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence' - Spectator
'A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created' - Washington Post
'Gossipy, revealing, terrifically entertaining ... a Netflix series just waiting to be made' - Herald Scotland
Book Information
ISBN 9780500518663
Author Judith Mackrell
Format Hardback
Page Count 408
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 790g