The Unfinished Palazzo
Life, Love and Art in Venice
$24.66
- Paperback
408 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2018
Summary
Abandoned, unfinished, and left to rot on Venice’s Grand Canal, `il palazzo non finito’ was once an unloved guest among the aristocrats of Venetian architecture. Yet in the 20th century it played host to three passionate and unconventional women who would take the city by storm.
The staggeringly wealthy Marchesa Luisa Casati made her new home a Belle Époque aesthete’s fantasy and herself a living work of art; notorious British socialite Doris Castlerosse (née Delevingne) welcomed film…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500294437 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500294437 |
| Author: | Judith Mackrell |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 130mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
Rip-roaringly entertaining stories of three fascinating women * The Times *
Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion * Observer *
Very clever and entertaining … Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence * Spectator *
I gorged on the decadence and drama * Helen Brown, Daily Telegraph *
Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes * Miranda Seymour, Literary Review *
Fascinating * Choice *
A dazzling read * The Lady *
Judith Mackrell
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.
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