Libro The Last of the Duchess De Blackwood, Caroline ; Fox, James

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Caroline Blackwood

Introducción de

James Fox

Editorial

Vintage

Año

2012

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

295

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

19.1 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm

Peso

0.24 kg.

ISBN

0345802632

ISBN13

9780345802637

Categorías

Biografías de artistas
Biografías de reyes y reinas
Estudios de genero de las mujeres

The Last of the Duchess

Caroline Blackwood (Autor) · James Fox (Introducción de) · Vintage · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Last of the Duchess"

In 1980, Lady Caroline Blackwood was commissioned by The Sunday Times to write an article on the aging Duchess of Windsor, who was said to be convalescing in her French mansion in the Bois de Boulogne. Yet what began as a curiosity was to become for Blackwood one of the most challenging experiences of her writing career, launching her into a battle of wits with the Duchess's formidable lawyer, Maître Suzanne Blum. Maître Blum refused to let Blackwood near the Duchess, spinning elaborate excuses as to why she was unavailable and threatening anyone who dared suggest that she was in anything other than the best of health. Still, while Blum's machinations restricted Blackwood's ability to publish a frank interview, it only served to pique her interest in the bizarre relationship between the infamous Duchess--a woman who once inspired a king to abdicate his crown--and her eccentric, domineering gatekeeper. Sixteen years later, Blackwood turned her experiences into this riveting and excoriating modern classic about the frailties of old age, the foibles of society, and the dual-edged nature of celebrity.