Beschreibung:
Lesley Blanch, (1904-2007), a Londoner by birth, spent the greater part of her life travelling about those remote areas her books record so vividly. She was an astute observer of places and people - their quirks, habits and passions. A distinguished writer, artist, drama critic and features editor of British Vogue during World War II, she influenced and inspired generations of writers, readers and critics. She as the author of twelve books, including: The Wilder Shores of Love, Journey into the Mind's Eye, The Sabres of Paradise, Pierre Loti and a novel dedicated to her friend Nancy Mitford, The Nine Tiger Man. Her posthumous memoirs On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life are published by Virago. lesleyblanch.com bookblast.com
ANDREW ROBERTS: "A superb evocation of the glorious highs and scandalous lows of Regency England"