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Paris, He Said - Christine Sneed - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris, He Said - Christine Sneed - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Jayne Marks is questioning the choices she has made in the years since college she is struggling to pay her bills in Manhattan when she is given the opportunity to move to Paris with her wealthy loverand benefactor, Laurent Moller, who owns and operates two art galleries: one in New York, the other in Paris. He offers her the time and financial support she needs to begin her career as a painterand also challenges her to see who and what she will become if she meets her artistic potential. Laurent, however, seems to have other women in his life and Jayne, too, has an ex-boyfriend, much closer to her own age, whom she still has feelings for.Bringing Paris gloriously to life, Paris, He Said is a novel about desire, beauty and its appreciation, and of finding yourself presented with the things you believe you’ve always wanted, only to wonder where true happiness lies.

DKK 139.00
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The Personality of Paris - Dr Alan R. H. Baker - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Personality of Paris - Dr Alan R. H. Baker - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

What was the personality of 19th-century Paris? To answer that question, this book eschews the conventional narrative and chronological route taken by most histories of Paris. Instead, it thematically analyses the complex personality traits of Paris from the onset of the Revolution of 1789 to the beginning of the Great War. Starting with the topographical and cultural legacies that late 18th-century Paris inherited from its foundation in pre-Roman and Roman times and from its medieval infancy and early-modern adolescence, The Personality of Paris unpacks the social and material complexity of the 19th-century city. It considers the role of immigration in the making of Parisians and in the city''s growth from half a million in 1801 to almost three million in 1911. It examines the making of its distinctive landscape through the construction of monuments and architectural icons, through its massive re-modelling by Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann, through its five world exhibitions, through its emphasis on food, fashion and leisure, and through the ways in which Parisians sought rural release from urban pressure. Finally, the book considers the self-harm done to the person of 19th-century Paris by revolutions and wars and the damage inflicted on it by 20th-century hubristic politicians and architects.

DKK 353.00
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After Paris - Nicole Kennedy - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

After Paris - Nicole Kennedy - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

''A perfect holiday read, compulsively readable but also intriguing, thought-provoking and so good on female friendship'' Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request . Three best friends. A weekend away. And a whole lot of baggage. Alice, Nina and Jules have been best friends for twenty years. They met in Paris and return there once a year, to relive their youth, leave the troubles of home behind, and indulge in each other''s friendship and warmth. But this year, aged thirty-nine, the cracks in their relationships are starting to show...After their weekend together in Paris, the three women never speak again. Each claims the other two ghosted them. But is there more to the story? Praise for After Paris : ''A gripping yet tender story about friendship and motherhood... I think every reader will find a version of themselves somewhere in this book.'' Holly Miller, author of What Might Have Been ''A refreshing and authentic take on female friendship. Complex, flawed and so real, I loved spending time with these three women.'' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City ''Nicole Kennedy writes beautifully about female friendship, family dramas, relationships, parenting, and the city of Paris. Moving, funny, and hugely relatable.'' Andrea Mara, author of All Her Fault ''Touching, evocative and impossible to put down.'' Lorraine Brown '' Gossip Girl meets Emily in Paris meets One Day . Complex, clever and – as with all of Kennedy''s writing – relatable.'' Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female ''A gorgeous, big hearted book.'' Suzanne Ewart ''Brilliant, engaging and completely compelling, After Paris is a triumph.'' Hannah Doyle ''I was enthralled by the story – from the setting to the heartache; the trials of motherhood and such a razor sharp look at the bonds of friendship.'' Caroline Khoury Readers love After Paris : ''I loved the writing, the three main characters and the scene setting, all just perfect.'' Reader 5* Review ''It is rare to find a book that is purely about female friendships. I absolutely adored this book.'' Reader 5* Review ''An ideal summer read that will make you appreciate your friends and what you have.'' Reader 5* Review ''I raced through the book, desperate to see what happened... I loved this immersive read.'' Reader 5* Review ''A beautiful story of adult friendships that really resonated... I absolutely loved the setting and characters.'' Reader 5* Review ''I love all things Paris, and I also love female friendships. This book had all of that and more!'' Reader 5* Review

DKK 120.00
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Giacometti in Paris - Michael Peppiatt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Giacometti in Paris - Michael Peppiatt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

THE TIMES AND WATERSTONES BEST ART BOOK OF 2023 ''Intimate and insightful . . . reads like a novel by Samuel Beckett’ Paul Theroux A portrait of one of the twentieth century’s greatest sculptors from one of our most eminent art historians Today the work of Alberto Giacometti is world-famous and his sculptures sell for record-breaking prices. But from his early days as an unknown outsider to the end of a dramatic international career, Giacometti lived in the same hovel of a studio in Paris. It was Paris that made him, and he in turn immortalised the city through his art.Arriving in Paris from the Swiss Alps in 1922, Giacometti was shaped not only by his relationships with remarkable artists and writers – from Picasso, Breton and Dalí to Sartre, Beauvoir and Beckett – but by the everyday life, pre-war and post-war, of Paris itself. His distinctive figures emerged from the city’s unique atmosphere: the crumbling grey stone of its humbler streets and the café-terraces buzzing with radical ideas and racy gossip.In Giacometti in Paris , Michael Peppiatt, who spent thirty years documenting the Parisian art world and mixing with many of the people Giacometti knew, brilliantly charts the course of the artist’s life and work. From falling in and out with the Surrealists to years of artistic anguish, from devotion to his mother to intense friendships, tragic love affairs and a fraught marriage, this is an intimate portrait of an outstanding artist in exceptional times.

DKK 141.00
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The Viking Siege of Paris - Si Sheppard - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Viking Siege of Paris - Si Sheppard - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Vikings’ siege of Paris in 885–86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks’ refusal prompted the Vikings to lay siege to Paris, which was initially defended by only 200 men under Odo, Count of Paris, and seemingly in a poor state to defend against the Viking warriors in their fleet of hundreds of longships.Paris was centred around the medieval Île de la Cité, the natural island now in the heart of the city, fortified with bridges and towers. The Vikings attempted to break the Parisian defenders, but the city itself still held out, and after a year Charles’ army arrived to lift the siege. But Charles then allowed the Vikings to sail upstream against the revolting Burgundians. Outraged at this betrayal, the Parisians refused to let the Vikings return home via the Seine, forcing them to portage their boats overland to the Marne in order to reach the North Sea. When Charles died in 888, the people of the of the Île de France elected Odo as their king. The resistance of Paris therefore marked the end of the Carolingian line and the birth of a new kingdom.This fully illustrated volume, accompanied with maps and strategic diagrams tells the full story of the Vikings'' expedition to conquer medieval Paris, highlighting a key moment in the history of France and its foundation as a nation.

DKK 152.00
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Paris in Modern Times - Casey (university Of Southern Indiana Harison - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris in Modern Times - Casey (university Of Southern Indiana Harison - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Drawing upon a vast body of historical scholarship, Casey Harison’s Paris in Modern Times provides the first detailed academic history of Paris in the modern age. Chronologically surveying Paris’s history from the Old Regime of the late-18th century through to the present day, this book explores the social, economic, political and cultural developments that come together to tell the story of this iconic city. Each chapter has an introduction and illuminating ‘sidebars’ that touch upon the ways in which Parisian history has intersected with wider changes in France and beyond. The text, which also includes a wealth of images, maps, and a further reading section, takes the opportunity to place Paris and its history in a broader French, Atlantic and global historical context in order to cover an essential aspect of what has been such an important city the world over. Paris in Modern Times is vital reading for anyone seeking to know more about the history of Paris or the history of France since the French Revolution.

DKK 291.00
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Giacometti in Paris - Michael Peppiatt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Giacometti in Paris - Michael Peppiatt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

THE TIMES AND WATERSTONES BEST ART BOOK OF 2023 ''Marvellous . . . intimate and insightful . . . reads like a novel by Samuel Beckett'' Paul Theroux A portrait of one of the twentieth century''s greatest sculptors from one of our most eminent art historians Today the work of Alberto Giacometti is world-famous and his sculptures sell for record-breaking prices. But from his early days as an unknown outsider to the end of a dramatic international career, Giacometti lived in the same hovel of a studio in Paris. It was Paris that made him, and he in turn immortalised the city through his art.Arriving in Paris from the Swiss Alps in 1922, Giacometti was shaped not only by his relationships with remarkable artists and writers – from Picasso, Breton and Dalí to Sartre, Beauvoir and Beckett – but by the everyday life, pre-war and post-war, of Paris itself. His distinctive figures emerged from the city''s unique atmosphere: the crumbling grey stone of its humbler streets and the café-terraces buzzing with radical ideas and racy gossip.In Giacometti in Paris , Michael Peppiatt, who spent thirty years documenting the Parisian art world and mixing with many of the people Giacometti knew, brilliantly charts the course of the artist''s life and work. From falling in and out with the Surrealists to years of artistic anguish, from devotion to his mother to intense friendships, tragic love affairs and a fraught marriage, this is an intimate portrait of an outstanding artist in exceptional times.

DKK 242.00
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The Personality of Paris - Dr Alan R. H. (university Of Cambridge Baker - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Personality of Paris - Dr Alan R. H. (university Of Cambridge Baker - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

What was the personality of 19th-century Paris? To answer that question, this book eschews the conventional narrative and chronological route taken by most histories of Paris. Instead, it thematically analyses the complex personality traits of Paris from the onset of the Revolution of 1789 to the beginning of the Great War. Starting with the topographical and cultural legacies that late 18th-century Paris inherited from its foundation in pre-Roman and Roman times and from its medieval infancy and early-modern adolescence, The Personality of Paris unpacks the social and material complexity of the 19th-century city. It considers the role of immigration in the making of Parisians and in the city''s growth from half a million in 1801 to almost three million in 1911. It examines the making of its distinctive landscape through the construction of monuments and architectural icons, through its massive re-modelling by Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann, through its five world exhibitions, through its emphasis on food, fashion and leisure, and through the ways in which Parisians sought rural release from urban pressure. Finally, the book considers the self-harm done to the person of 19th-century Paris by revolutions and wars and the damage inflicted on it by 20th-century hubristic politicians and architects.

DKK 959.00
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Paris Fashion and World War Two - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris Fashion and World War Two - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Winner of the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021 In 1939, fashion became an economic and symbolic sphere of great importance in France. Invasive textile legislation, rationing and threats from German and American couturiers were pushing the design and trade of Parisian style to its limits. It is widely accepted that French fashion was severely curtailed as a result, isolated from former foreign clients and deposed of its crown as global queen of fashion. This pioneering book offers a different story. Arguing that Paris retained its hold on the international haute couture industry right throughout WWII, eminent dress historians and curators come together to show that, amid political, economic and cultural traumas, Paris fashion remained very much alive under the Nazi occupation – and on an international level.Bringing exciting perspectives to challenge a familiar story and introducing new overseas trade links out of occupied France, this book takes us from the salons of renowned couturiers such as Edward Molyneux and Robert Piguet, French Vogue and Le Jardin des Modes and luxury Lyon silk factories, to Rio de Janeiro, Denmark and Switzerland, and the great American department stores of New York. Also comparing extravagant Paris occupation styles to austerity fashions of the UK and USA, parallel industrial and design developments highlight the unresolvable tension between luxury fashion and the everyday realities of wartime life. Showing that Paris strove to maintain world dominance as leader of couture through fashion journalism, photography and exported fashion forecasting, Paris Fashion and World War Two makes a significant contribution to the cultural history of fashion.

DKK 316.00
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Twentieth Century Paris - Marie Jose Gransard - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Twentieth Century Paris - Marie Jose Gransard - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris is the crowning jewel of France, and this literary guide for travellers explores its 20th century history, from 1900-1950. Paris at the turn of the twentieth century had become the cultural capital of the world. Artists and writers came to contribute to flourishing avant-garde movements, as the Left Bank became a new centre of creativity. It drew tourists and travellers, but also many exiled from their home countries or escaping political persecution, and those seeking freedom from social constraints. The romantic myth of Paris persists, but Marie-José Gransard explores the darker side of the City of Lights. She brings her subjects to life by describing where and how they lived, what they wrote and what was written about them, through a wide-ranging literary legacy of diaries, memoirs, letters, poetry, theatre, cinema and fiction. In Twentieth-Century Paris: A Literary Guide for Travellers (1900-1950) both the visitor and the armchair traveller alike will find familiar names, from Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell to Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield, and they will encounter unfairly forgotten or neglected writers, and many artists and musicians, famous and less well-known Russians, and writers and thinkers from as far as the Caribbean and Latin America.

DKK 216.00
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Paris Spring - James Naughtie - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris Spring - James Naughtie - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Paris, April 1968. The cafes are alive with talk of revolution, but for Will Flemyng – secret servant at the British embassy – the crisis is personal. A few words from a stranger on the metro change his life. His family is threatened with ruin and he now faces the spy''s oldest fear: exposure. Freddy Craven is the hero and mentor Flemyng would trust with his life, but when he is tempted into a dark, Cold War labyrinth, he chooses the dangerous path and plays his game alone.As the streets of Paris become a smoke-filled battleground, Flemyng, like his friends and enemies, discovers that where secrets are at stake, lives are too...

DKK 119.00
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The Paris Dancer - Nicola Rayner - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Paris Dancer - Nicola Rayner - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

''A sumptuous and gripping read... [Nicola] writes with humour, heart and humanity'' - Kate Thompson *** A heart-wrenching and unforgettable story of courage, friendship and resistance, inspired by the incredible true story of a Jewish ballroom dancer in Paris during WWII, perfect for fans of The Paris Library . Paris, 1938 . Annie Mayer arrives in France with dreams of becoming a ballerina. But when the war reaches Paris, she''s forced to keep her Jewish heritage a secret. Then a fellow dancer offers her a lifeline: a ballroom partnership that gives her a new identity. Together, Annie and her partner captivate audiences across occupied Europe, using her newfound fame and alias to aid the Resistance. New York, 2012 . Miriam, haunted by her past, travels from London to New York to settle her great-aunt Esther''s estate. Among Esther''s belongings, she discovers notebooks detailing a secret family history and the story of a brave dancer who risked everything to help Jewish families during the war.As Miriam uncovers Esther''s life in Europe, she realises the story has been left for her to finish. Grappling with loss and the possibility of new love, Miriam must find the strength to reconcile her past and embrace her future. *** ''Impressive and vibrant'' - Independent ''Immaculately researched and exquisitely written... historical fiction at its best'' - Louise Fein ''Beautifully written, these characters just turn the pages themselves. It''s so easy to fall into the worlds that Nicola Rayner has cleverly created. A real treat.'' - Mandy Robotham

DKK 120.00
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Iran at the Paris Peace Conference - Philip Grobien - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Iran at the Paris Peace Conference - Philip Grobien - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The end of the Qajar era in Iran, despite the accepted narrative of decline, was in fact an occasion of modern and forward-thinking nationalism. Iran developed an imperial nationalism , which was informed by its experiences under British and Russian hegemony and the absorption of Western modern ideas and practices, and which now looked towards a future as a sovereign and independent state within the foundational framework of its previous Empire. Emboldened by post-WWI notions of self-determination and the development of international institutions devoted to peace, Iran spearheaded its new-found diplomacy by sending a delegation to the peace talks in Paris in 1919.This book shows how Iran’s immediate post-war diplomacy came about, the conduct of Iran’s delegation to Paris, frustrations with the Anglo-Persian Agreement, and ultimately how Iran’s progress became the victim of British imperialism. Throwing a spotlight on an under-researched period of Iranian history, it will be of interest to readers of Iranian history, and those interested in the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.

DKK 936.00
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The Paris Muse - Louisa Treger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Paris Muse - Louisa Treger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

''Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.'' Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by his dark and intense stare. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn''t long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that sometimes includes sadism and masochism, and ultimately pushes her to the edge. The Paris Muse is the fictionalized retelling of this disturbing love story, as we follow Dora on her journey of self-discovery and expression. Set in Paris and the French Riviera, where Dora and Pablo spent their holidays with their glamorous artist friends, it provides a fascinating insight into how Picasso was a genius who side-stepped the rules in his human relationships as he did in his art. Much to Dora''s torment, he refused to divorce his wife and conducted affairs with Dora''s friends. The Spanish Civil War made him depressed and violent, an angst that culminated in his acclaimed painting ''Guernica'', which Dora documented as he painted.As the encroaching darkness suffocates their relationship - a darkness that escalates once the Second World War begins and the Nazis invade the country - Dora has a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized. Atmospheric, intense and moving, The Paris Muse is an astonishing read that ensures that this talented, often overlooked woman who gave her life to Picasso is no longer a footnote. Praise for The Paris Muse : ''An accomplished literary novel, and also an absolute page turner. Raw sexual charisma and its descent into toxic cruelty which is set – and artfully echoed – in times of peace and war.’ Essie Fox, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Fascination ‘Dora Maar, “The Weeping Woman" of Picasso''s famous paintings, steps out of the canvas in Louisa Treger''s unforgettable new novel. Dora''s passionate, obsessive relationship with the artist came close to destroying her, and Treger''s beautifully written first-person narrative takes us deep inside her grief and torment. Picasso emerges as a controlling, sadistic man, who is single-minded in pursuit of his art first, his pleasure second. This is a powerful, absorbing read about a woman who was a talented artist in her own right, and it illustrates very graphically who was responsible for making the ''Weeping Woman'' weep.’ Gill Paul, internationally bestselling author of A Beautiful Rival ''Gifted photographer and painter - and muse of Picasso - Dora Marr comes vibrantly to life in Treger''s new novel, THE PARIS MUSE. A fascinating and heartfelt portrait of a female artist striving to succeed in the male-dominated Parisian art world, readers won''t be able to resist rooting for Dora, or relishing every page until The End. A compelling and absorbing read!'' Heather Webb, USA Today and International bestselling author of Queens of London

DKK 168.00
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Night Flight to Paris - David Gilman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Night Flight to Paris - David Gilman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

''Page-turning and gritty'' DAILY MAIL . It is 1943 and for agents of the Special Operations Executive, a mission to Nazi-occupied Paris is a death sentence . So why has unlikely spy Harry Mitchell volunteered to return to the city he fled two years ago? The French capital is at war with itself . Informers, gangsters, collaborators and Resistance factions are as ready to slit each other''s throats as they are the Germans'' . The occupiers are no better: the Gestapo and Abwehr – military intelligence – are locked in their own lethal battle for dominance. Mitchell knows the risks but he has a reason to put his life on the line: his family are still in Paris and have fallen into the hands of the Gestapo. With disaster afflicting his mission from the outset, it will take all his ingenuity to even get into the capital... unaware that every step he takes is a step closer to a trap well set and baited. '' Night Flight to Paris is everything a thriller should be: fast-paced with great characters, life or death jeopardy and nail-biting action. David Gilman delivers the goods once again. A terrific read!'' MATTHEW HARFFY. ''Absolutely amazing. I''d never thought that another writer could rival Bernard Cornwell... The level of suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level'' SHARON PENMAN. ''A gripping ride through a memorable period of history'' WILBUR SMITH.

DKK 110.00
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The Women of 'Little Paris' - Sonia Doris Andras - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Women of 'Little Paris' - Sonia Doris Andras - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Filling a gap in Eastern European fashion studies, this book presents middle-class women consuming fashion in the symbolic ‘Little Paris’ of interwar Bucharest, and examines how their material and cultural means supported the city’s modernisation. Combining archival research with personal archaeology, this interdisciplinary work explores Romania’s reinvention as a modern state, focusing on middle-class women as they lived their lives - walking through the streets, at lavish events, at cafes and clubs, shopping, and working. Analysing largely unseen, unused written and visual texts, The Women of ''Little Paris'' encourages exploration of new avenues for research, uniting scholars of Romanian culture, history and fashion and guiding readers through a forgotten, little explored world and, in so doing, adds to our understanding and knowledge of the global image of interwar fashion cultures and the emerging field of Romanian fashion studies.

DKK 936.00
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Someday in Paris - Olivia Lara - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Someday in Paris - Olivia Lara - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

''A deeply moving, richly evocative story of love, loss and the power of hope'' Miranda Dickinson 1954 . Zara is fifteen the first time she meets Leon one wintery night in December. During a power cut in a small French museum, the two spend one short hour in the dark talking about their love for art, Monet and Paris. Neither knows what the other looks like. Both know their lives will never be the same. 1963 . In Paris, Leon no longer believes he will ever find the girl he lost that night. After dreaming about him for years, Zara thinks she has already found him. When the two meet at a charity ball, they don''t recognise each other – yet the way they feel is so familiar... Over the course of twenty years, Zara and Leon are destined to fall in love again and again. But will they ever find a way to be together? A magical new love story about star-crossed lovers, perfect for hopeless romantics and fans of One Day and The Notebook . Readers love Someday in Paris! ''An epic, sweeping romance about soulmates and second chances'' Holly Miller ''An absolutely unforgettable love story'' Mandy Baggot ''I absolutely adored this book and stayed up late at night to finish it!! I couldn''t put it down. This was a truly epic love story.'' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars''Magical, all-encompassing and timeless; an unforgettable romance.'' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars''Without question 5.0 Exquisite Stars!! There are not enough magical adjectives to describe the beauty of this story!! Someday in Paris moved me beyond words and to quite a few tears.'' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars''Some books leave you a print in your heart which make them difficult to forget... Emotive, sweet and unforgettable... The most beautiful book I''ve read in a while!'' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars''This is a book for hopeless romantics, for those who dare to dream, and for those who believe in true love everlasting... I could not put it down.'' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars''This book left me speechless. I haven''t read such an amazing story in a long time.'' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars''I absolutely loved this book ...The story kept me hanging on and reading late into the night.'' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

DKK 139.00
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Pret-a-Porter, Paris and Women - Alexis Romano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Pret-a-Porter, Paris and Women - Alexis Romano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

In the first critical history of French ready-made fashion, Alexis Romano examines an array of cultural sources, including surviving garments, fashion magazines, film, photography and interviews, to weave together previously disparate historical narratives. The resulting volume – Prêt-à-Porter: Paris and Women – situates the ready-made in wider cultural discourses of art, design, urbanism, technology and international policy.Through a close study of fashion magazines, including Vogue and Elle, Romano reveals how the French ready-made and the genre of fashion photography in France developed in tandem. Analyses of representations of space, women and prêt-à-porter in such magazines – alongside other cultural ephemera such as contemporary film, documentary photography and family photographs – demonstrate that popular conceptions of fashion and modernity shifted in the period 1945-68.By connecting national and personal histories, Prêt-à-Porter: Paris and Women reveals the importance of the ready-made to broader narratives of postwar reconstruction, national identity, gender and international dialogue.

DKK 858.00
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The Paris Muse - Louisa Treger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Paris Muse - Louisa Treger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

‘Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.’ Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is instantly mesmerized. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn’t long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that ultimately pushes her to the edge. A wonderfully atmospheric, intense and astonishing novel about Dora Maar – the artist, creative genius and muse who inspired some of Pablo Picasso’s greatest work – and about their love affair that broke her. Praise for The Paris Muse : ''An accomplished literary novel, and also an absolute page turner. Raw sexual charisma and its descent into toxic cruelty which is set – and artfully echoed – in times of peace and war.’ Essie Fox, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Fascination ‘Dora Maar, “The Weeping Woman" of Picasso''s famous paintings, steps out of the canvas in Louisa Treger''s unforgettable new novel. Dora''s passionate, obsessive relationship with the artist came close to destroying her, and Treger''s beautifully written first-person narrative takes us deep inside her grief and torment. Picasso emerges as a controlling, sadistic man, who is single-minded in pursuit of his art first, his pleasure second. This is a powerful, absorbing read about a woman who was a talented artist in her own right, and it illustrates very graphically who was responsible for making the ''Weeping Woman'' weep.’ Gill Paul, internationally bestselling author of A Beautiful Rival ''Gifted photographer and painter - and muse of Picasso - Dora Marr comes vibrantly to life in Treger''s new novel, THE PARIS MUSE. A fascinating and heartfelt portrait of a female artist striving to succeed in the male-dominated Parisian art world, readers won''t be able to resist rooting for Dora, or relishing every page until The End. A compelling and absorbing read!'' Heather Webb, USA Today and International bestselling author of Queens of London

DKK 120.00
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Pret-a-Porter, Paris and Women - Alexis (independent Scholar Romano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Pret-a-Porter, Paris and Women - Alexis (independent Scholar Romano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

In the first critical history of French ready-made fashion, Alexis Romano examines an array of cultural sources, including surviving garments, fashion magazines, film, photography and interviews, to weave together previously disparate historical narratives. The resulting volume – Prêt-à-Porter: Paris and Women – situates the ready-made in wider cultural discourses of art, design, urbanism, technology and international policy.Through a close study of fashion magazines, including Vogue and Elle, Romano reveals how the French ready-made and the genre of fashion photography in France developed in tandem. Analyses of representations of space, women and prêt-à-porter in such magazines – alongside other cultural ephemera such as contemporary film, documentary photography and family photographs – demonstrate that popular conceptions of fashion and modernity shifted in the period 1945-68.By connecting national and personal histories, Prêt-à-Porter: Paris and Women reveals the importance of the ready-made to broader narratives of postwar reconstruction, national identity, gender and international dialogue.

DKK 258.00
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Performing Proximity - Helen Paris - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Performing Proximity - Helen Paris - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

How does proximity between audiences and performers change the nature of live performance? How does it feel? How long can it last? How close is too close?Exploring the rise of close encounter, immersive productions that shine a light on performer-audience relationships, this book considers the impact of space and proximity in live performance. Drawing on their experience as internationally acclaimed performance artists, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris richly document their creative processes, performances and audience''s responses in a series of illuminating case studies. Relating their practice to wider issues in contemporary performance and detailing workshop exercises that aid performance making, this unique fusion of artistic and academic reflection is crucial reading for students, scholars and practitioners alike.

DKK 353.00
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