The Rare and the Beautiful: How the Garman Sisters Captured the Heart of Bohemian London

by Cressida Connolly

Book Overview

Like the better-known Mitfords, the Garman sisters took center stage in Bohemian London during the first half of the twentieth century. Beautiful, flamboyant, and headstrong, they broke away from middle-class conventions, seducing and inspiring a generation of artists. Kathleen, an enigmatic artist's model and aspiring pianist, was the lover and, later, wife of controversial American-born sculptor Jacob Epstein. Mary married the maverick poet Roy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060936711
• ISBN13: 9780060936716
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.3"