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Jun 09, 2021
A wild romp!
Although this is a rewrite of one of Souhami's earlier books, Wild Girls, it is still a thrilling romp through the demi-monde of Paris's lesbian world of the early 20th Century. Some excellent photos, especially of Romaine Brooks's paintings, enhance the prose.
Apr 06, 2021
A great read for sticky-beaks who like to snoop on the lives of others and witness their frailities.
Luisa Casati resided at the palazzo at the turn of 20th Century. She cut an extraordinary figure, wearing only a fur coat, and sometimes a boa constrictor, while she took her pet cheetah for a walk in the San Marco plaza. Her parties which were attended by people such as Diaghalev and Cocteau, were more of a spectacle, with white ravens dyed to match the theme.
Doris Castlerosse, whose life is recounted in the smallest section of the book, took occupation of the palazzo in 1938. She included among her guests luminaries such as Ivor Novello, Coco Chanel, Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, and other "Bright Young Things". Cecil Beaton, despite his homosexuality, was reputed to be in love with her and photographed her numerous times while she was known to have an affair with Winston Churchill as well as his son, Randolph. Both Casati and Castlerosse left Venice and the palazzo when their money ran out, only to die in circumstances very different from their former lives.
One of the fascinating aspects of this book, and which could have been emphasised in more detail, is the way that the lives of these women intersected quite serendipitously, for example, Gerald Tyrwhitt (Lord Berners) the composer, artist and aesthete.
Although this book is divided into three sections, with each devoted to one of the women, the biggest slice is given to Guggenheim. Perhaps this is because there are more primary sources as well as secondary about her life, but certainly not because she was any more outrageous or interesting than the others.
Oct 23, 2019
Handy Fitbit charger.
Very handy for when your Fitbit won't synch,