The Baroness
The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild
$31.66
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2013
Summary
A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage, beautiful, spirited Pannonica - known as Nica - seemed to have it all: children, a handsome husband and a trust fund. But in the early 1950s she heard a piece by the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. The music overtook her like a magic spell, and she abandoned her marriage to go and find him.
Arriving in New York, Nica was shunned by society but accepted by the musicians. They gave her friendship; she gave them material and emotional suppor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844086054 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844086054 |
| Author: | Hannah Rothschild |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Virago Press |
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Wholly gripping
Riveting, touching and insightful - Daily Telegraph
An extraordinary achievement - perfectly structured, astonishingly objective, wise, perceptive and beautifully written - Antony BeevorWholly gripping - Guardian - Rachel CookeEloquently-written labour of love - Daily MailNimble writing and brilliant story - IndependentIt’s a gripping yarn that more than proves that life is stranger than fiction’ - Literary ReviewAbout The Author
Hannah Rothschild
Hannah Rothschild is a freelance director and writer. Her feature documentaries, including the Jazz Baroness, have been shown on the BBC and HBO. She has written for newspapers and magazines including Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Independent, the Spectator, Bazaar and House and Gardens. Vice President of the Hay Literary Festival, Trustee of the National Gallery and Waddesdon Manor, this is Hannah Rothschild’s first biography.
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