The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother And Me by Sofka Zinovieff

The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother And Me by Sofka Zinovieff

Faringdon House in Oxfordshire was the home of Lord Berners, composer, writer, painter, friend of Stravinsky and Gertrude Stein, a man renowned for his eccentricity masks, practical jokes, a flock of multi-coloured doves and his homosexuality.

"As classy and consuming a memoir as you’re likely to read all autumn" -- Caroline Sanderson * Bookseller *
"Prepare to be seduced by outlandish delights and strange creatures." -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler *
"Sumptuous." -- Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *
"A vivid sketch of the extraordinarily glamourous society of Faringdon in its heyday, especially during the 30s." -- Dinah Birch * Guardian *
"Zinovieff is an entertaining and amiable companion on this, at times, uncomfortable romp through her family saga." -- Sara Wheeler * The Times *

Sofka Zinovieff was born in London in 1961. She studied social anthropology at Cambridge, then lived in Greece and Moscow. She is the author of three previous books, Eurydice Street: A Place in Athens, Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life (both Granta) and The House on Paradise Street. She is married to a Greek and lives in Athens.

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ISBN 13	9780099571964
ISBN 10	009957196X
Title	The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother And Me
Author	Sofka Zinovieff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2016-11-03
Number of pages	448
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