Edith Cavell
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- 16 uur lezen
A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives.
Diana Souhami Boeken
25 augustus 1940
Diana Souhami staat bekend om haar meeslepende biografieën die zich verdiepen in de levens van invloedrijke en intrigerende 20e-eeuwse figuren binnen de LGBTQ+-gemeenschap. Haar scherpe literaire blik en inzichtelijke benadering verlichten de complexe sociale landschappen en persoonlijke reizen van haar onderwerpen. Het werk van Souhami kenmerkt zich door de diepgaande exploratie van identiteit, relaties en de culturele krachten die deze opmerkelijke individuen vormden. Lezers worden aangetrokken door haar elegante proza en de diepe menselijkheid die ze in elk verhaal brengt.
Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter
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- 12 uur lezen
A "NEW YORK TIMES" NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARPraise for "Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughters": "Fascinating...and richly textured...Souhami's style [is] vital, brave and full of flair". -- "The New York Times Book Review" "Vivid and fast-paced, Souhami's story is wonderful--a must for those caught up in the drama now playing itself out among the descendants of King Edward and his Machiavellian mistress". -- "People" "Lavishly illustrated, pungent with luxurious detail and hardheaded investigation, this is popular history to relish". -- "Publishers Weekly" "An electrifying study of Mrs. Keppel--famously King Edward VII's mistress--and of her daughter Violet Trefusis--notoriously Vita Sackville-West's lover.... This dark and Gothic tale of passion and cruelty, of an indomitable mother and a frail daughter, is the more shocking for its imperturbable, elegant settings--Biarritz, London drawing rooms, Florentine villas, and English country houses". -- "Daily Telegraph" (London)
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas were major cultural figures in 1920s Paris, photographed by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton, painted by Picasso, and written about by Hemingway. Alice was convinced from her first meeting with Gertrude that she was in the presence of genius, and dedicated herself to seeing Gertrude get the recognition that genius deserved
The story of the tempestuous romance between screen goddess Greta Garbo and society photographer Cecil Beaton--two enigmatic and iconic legends of the 30s. Best-selling author Souhami has drawn on diaries, letters, photographs, and films to show they both infused their work with the allure of androgyny--while concealing it in their private lives. A beautiful picture of two remarkable individuals and their era. "Compelling reading."--Literary Review. "...fascinating insight..."--Elle. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4.
The story of how a singular group of women in a pivotal time and place - Paris, Between the Wars - fostered the birth of the Modernist movement.
Die dramatische u. wechselvolle Lebensgeschichte des schottischen Seemannes u. Abenteurers Alexander Selkirk (1680 bis 1721), der zum äUrbildä von Daniel Defoes 1719 erschienenen Romans äRobinson Crusoeä wurde.