The Mistress of Paris: The 19th-Century Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret

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Rebecca Parcell is eager to reach Paris to marry Daniel Alloway, whos gone ahead to take up a new post there. Spectacularly evoking the sights and sounds of mid- to late nineteeth-century Paris in all its hedonistic glory, Catherine Hewitt's biography tells, for the first time ever in English, the forgotten story of a remarkable woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high. The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the. she offers an intriguing insight into the precarious glamour of life as a nineteenth-century courtesan.

Thankfully at this point, I was living in a larger space (although my apartment is small by American standards). Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. This portrayal offers us a rare glimpse into the lives and occupations of women during this period in history.

The Mistress of Paris is the story of the 19th century’s answer to the modern-day ‘It’ girl, of one of the most skilled self-publicists who worked tirelessly to fashion her own image, yet who ensured that her life remained shrouded in just enough mystery to keep her audience transfixed – and hungry for more. The little girl’s only respite from her miserable life with a promiscuous mother and an alcoholic stepfather, was the touching friendship which she developed with the landscape painter Camille Corot. Benoit first opened in 1912 and it remained in the same family until 2005 when renowned chef and restauranteur, Alain Ducasse, became its new proprietor. UK and Commonwealth rights in Catherine Hewitt’s new biography, a life of Suzanne Valadon, have been bought by Icon. Após este período, o valor da mensalidade será cobrado automaticamente, por meio do método de pagamento cadastrado.

Hewitt shows us Valtesse’s circumspection, as well: her great care to avoid scandal (one episode, sex on a train, threatened and then diminished) and her preparation for retirement. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. A skilfully woven tapestry of a fascinating life, this is a hugely interesting and surprisingly involving read – many thanks to the publishers for the copy.Considered the Impressionists’ most beautiful model, Valadon gave birth to an illegitimate son, the painter Maurice Utrillo, when she was just eighteen and enjoyed affairs with countless painters and composer Erik Satie. When I left home all those years ago it was because I had lost myself on a path that I knew I didn’t want to follow.

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The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.