Thoroughly Modern
the pioneering life of barbara ker-seymer, photographer, and her brilliant bohemian friends
$39.44
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2024
Summary
Thoroughly Modern: The Life and Times of Photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer
The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer
‘Thoroughly entertaining… Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period’ *The Times*
‘A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern’ *Daily Telegraph*
‘I just called myself Ker-Seymer Photographs,’ Barbara said. ‘I didn’t think it was nec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349011493 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349011494 |
| Series: | Dilly's Story |
| Author: | Sarah Knights |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern… entertaining reading… full of colourful detail – Catherine Ostler * Daily Telegraph *Thoroughly entertaining… Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period – Roger Lewis * The Times *Knights’s book is so entertaining, skipping through affairs, snobbery and wild parties * Daily Telegraph *I can’t remember reading a Bright Young Thing account that so graphically immerses a reader in their world * Julie Kavanagh, author of Rudolf Nureyev: The Life and Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton *
About The Author
Sarah Knights
Sarah Knights’ first book, a biography of the novelist David Garnett, was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. She lives in North Norfolk.
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