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OverviewLike the better-known Mitfords, the Garman sisters took center stage in Bohemian London during the first half of the twentieth century. Beautiful, flamboyant, and headstrong, they broke away from middle-class conventions, seducing and inspiring a generation of artists. Kathleen, an enigmatic artist's model and aspiring pianist, was the lover and, later, wife of controversial American-born sculptor Jacob Epstein. Mary married the maverick poet Roy Campbell, whose verse attack on the Bloomsbury group following Mary's affair with Vita Sackville-West was the literary scandal of the epoch. Lorna, the youngest and most beautiful of the sisters, was the lover of both the painter Lucian Freud and the poet Laurie Lee. The Rare and the Beautiful offers the first portrait of a beguiling band of eccentric siblings who possessed an uncanny ability to turn heads, break hearts, and spark creative genius. Set against the exciting backdrop of London's decadent subculture, it evokes their extraordinary milieu of high culture, drama, and scandal. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cressida ConnollyPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Collins Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9780060936716ISBN 10: 0060936711 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 August 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCressida Connolly is the daughter of the late Cyril Connolly. Her collection of short stories, The Happiest Days, won the PEN/MacMillan Prize. She contributes reviews and arts features to many publications, including the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, and Vogue. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |