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| New York : Harper, 2015 |
Lord Berners (Gerald) met Robert Heber-Percy, the Mad Boy, in the early 1930s and they were soon living together at Faringdon House. Long before de-criminalization, this was a brave act indeed. While still living with Gerald during World War II, Robert married Jennifer Fry, the author's grandmother and soon had a baby on the way.
Filled with such luminaries as Igor Stravinsky, Evelyn Waugh, Cecil Beaton, and Gertrude Stein, Ms. Zinovieff has written a moving biography of Faringdon House through the lives of its residents and visitors. Endlessly fascinating, this is an amazing account of the lives of British society and artists from around the world.
It also must be said that the physical production of this book is outstanding. Printed on heavy stock with archival photographs throughout, it is a pleasure to hold in the hand and an obvious labor of love for the author.
It also must be said that the physical production of this book is outstanding. Printed on heavy stock with archival photographs throughout, it is a pleasure to hold in the hand and an obvious labor of love for the author.
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