Author: WILLIAM BOYD
Title: Sweet Caress. The Many Lives of Amory Clay
Description: Bloomsbury, 2015. Paperback. Pp: 447. From the internationally bestselling author comes a compelling story of one woman's extraordinary life. Over the years, Amory's search for life, love and artistic expression will take her from late 20s Berlin, to New York in the 30s, France in the Second World War, and Vietnam during the war. SWEET CARESS is a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman.nA spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his tiny flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for the magazine Beau Monde. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 20s, to New York of the 30s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest achievement to date. ISBN: 9781408867983. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781408867983
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Title: Sweet Caress. The Many Lives of Amory Clay
Description: Bloomsbury, 2015. Paperback. Pp: 447. From the internationally bestselling author comes a compelling story of one woman's extraordinary life. Over the years, Amory's search for life, love and artistic expression will take her from late 20s Berlin, to New York in the 30s, France in the Second World War, and Vietnam during the war. SWEET CARESS is a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman.nA spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his tiny flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for the magazine Beau Monde. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 20s, to New York of the 30s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest achievement to date. ISBN: 9781408867983. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781408867983
Price: EUR 11.00 = appr. US$ 11.96 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 695580
- Book number: 695580
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