The Lawn Road Flats by David Burke
The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers
The book is the product of excellent detective work on Burke's part [and is] a compelling, original and insightful read, often providing minute details of everyday espionage, while chronicling artistic movements and political upheavals engagingly* HISTORY *
Burke's book is constructed like the building itself: each chapter has at its centre a life story of one or other key resident of the ISOKON, and these stories are as interconnected as were the tenants at the Lawn Road Flats. ... [Its] history has now been meticulously restored by David Burke. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
A fascinating book. * CHARTIST *
Burke intersperses his painstakingly detailed research with fascinating glimpses of life at the time, drawing on stories and letters that bring his account into vivid relief. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
A lively and vivid chronicle of a generation shaped by war, political upheaval and idealism. * HISTORY TODAY *
Cocktails, glamour, spies - Bond would love it. * SAGA MAGAZINE *
Burke proves to be a brilliant sleuth...and is insightful on the...daily detail of a spy's life. * TIMES *
This book, like the Lawn Road flats themselves, is full of surprises. -- Lynn Barber * SUNDAY TIMES *
Reveals the staggeringly rich artistic and political machinations that took place within. * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Burke's book is constructed like the building itself: each chapter has at its centre a life story of one or other key resident of the ISOKON, and these stories are as interconnected as were the tenants at the Lawn Road Flats. ... [Its] history has now been meticulously restored by David Burke. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
A fascinating book. * CHARTIST *
Burke intersperses his painstakingly detailed research with fascinating glimpses of life at the time, drawing on stories and letters that bring his account into vivid relief. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
A lively and vivid chronicle of a generation shaped by war, political upheaval and idealism. * HISTORY TODAY *
Cocktails, glamour, spies - Bond would love it. * SAGA MAGAZINE *
Burke proves to be a brilliant sleuth...and is insightful on the...daily detail of a spy's life. * TIMES *
This book, like the Lawn Road flats themselves, is full of surprises. -- Lynn Barber * SUNDAY TIMES *
Reveals the staggeringly rich artistic and political machinations that took place within. * FINANCIAL TIMES *
David Burke is the coauthor, with Carmel Berman Reingold, of Cooking with David Burke. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, was trained in France, and was the first American to be awarded the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Diplome d'Honneur. His other awards include Japan's Nippon Award of Excellence, the Robert Mondavi Award of Excellence, and the Culinary Institute's August Escoffier Award. He is the executive chef and co-owner of davidburke & donatella, and executive chef and sole owner of David Burke at Bloomingdale's, both in New York City. He lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781783274703 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783274700 |
| Title | The Lawn Road Flats |
| Author | David Burke |
| Series | History Of British Intelligence |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 309 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |