The Unfinished Palazzo by Judith Mackrell
The story of Venices Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the Unfinished Palazzo, told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim.
'Rip-roaringly entertaining stories of three fascinating women' - The Times
'Captivating, vivid and exquisitely gossipy … Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes … my favourite kind of social history' - Literary Review
'The best gallimaufry of gossip and scandal I have read in years' - Lynn Barber, Sunday Times
'I gorged on the decadence and drama' - Daily Telegraph
'Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion' - Observer
'Effortlessly evoking the spirits of three extraordinary women, [Mackrell] also captures the magical atmosphere of the house and city they each called home' - Country Life
'An ambitious epic … Mackrell treats her intrinsically sensational material with elegant restraint and witHer writing is sharp and unflinching … A rich, exhilarating read' - Sydney Morning Herald
'Admirable' - Times Literary Supplement
'Very clever and entertaining … Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence' - Spectator
'A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created' - Washington Post
'Gossipy, revealing, terrifically entertaining … a Netflix series just waiting to be made' - Herald Scotland
'Captivating, vivid and exquisitely gossipy … Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes … my favourite kind of social history' - Literary Review
'The best gallimaufry of gossip and scandal I have read in years' - Lynn Barber, Sunday Times
'I gorged on the decadence and drama' - Daily Telegraph
'Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion' - Observer
'Effortlessly evoking the spirits of three extraordinary women, [Mackrell] also captures the magical atmosphere of the house and city they each called home' - Country Life
'An ambitious epic … Mackrell treats her intrinsically sensational material with elegant restraint and witHer writing is sharp and unflinching … A rich, exhilarating read' - Sydney Morning Herald
'Admirable' - Times Literary Supplement
'Very clever and entertaining … Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence' - Spectator
'A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created' - Washington Post
'Gossipy, revealing, terrifically entertaining … a Netflix series just waiting to be made' - Herald Scotland
Judith Mackrell is the Guardian’s dance critic and a successful author of biographical non-fiction titles, including Bloomsbury Ballerina: Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs John Maynard Keynes,which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, and Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation, which combines the biographies of six women whose lives together encapsulated the history of the flapper era.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500518663 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500518661 |
| Title | The Unfinished Palazzo |
| Author | Judith Mackrell |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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