Sara & Gerald: Villa America and After

by Honoria Murphy Donnelly and Billing

Book Overview

A very personal memoir by the daughter of the fabulous couple who made living well the best revenge, author Honoria Murphy's childhood was the stuff of grown-up fantasy. 'Earnest Hemingway taught her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812910303
• ISBN13: 9780812910308
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: NYT Times Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A daughter's biography of her parents

This biography of Sara and Gerald Murphy was written with the contributions of Honoria, their only surviving child. It complements another, more recent, biography as it includes details from Honoria's childhood. Sara and Gerald were at the center of the Paris intellectual scene in the 1920s and early 1930s. They were friends with every serious artist and writer and Gerald has recently been acknowledged as a serious painter in his own right. Both of Honoria's brothers died as teenagers, a terrible blow to her parents. They continued on with life and Honoria was able to present them with grandchildren. This is a lovely book and tells a wondrous tale of an artistic life that we will never know. She had a magical childhood as the children were always at the center of their parents' lives.