Their friendship is the focus of Anna Thomasson’s first book. Part dual biography, part social history, part study of the circles within which Olivier and Whistler moved, A Curious Friendship

'I loved A Curious Friendship. Anna Thomasson, in her first book, has brilliantly captured this strange coterie.' Sir Roy StrongThe winter of 1924: Edith Olivier, alone for the first time at the age of 51, thought her life had come to an end.

While they saw much of each other, Whistler particularly loving to stay at Olivier’s Daye House in Wiltshire, their experiences were often separate. With an extraordinary cast, from the Royal Family to Tallulah Bankhead, Anna Thomasson's account brings to life, for the first time, the curious, unlikely and fascinating friendship of a bluestocking and a bright young thing. 'I loved A Curious Friendship . Anna Thomasson, in her first book, has brilliantly captured this strange coterie.' Sir Roy Strong The winter of 1924: Edith Olivier, alone for the first time at the age of 51, thought her life had come to an end. For Rex Whistler, a 19-year-old art student, life was just beginning. A Curious Friendship tells the story of two wonderfully unlikely friends and allies during the years between the wars. Moving, thoughtful, entertaining and magnificently researched, Thomasson's account of a bohemian art student and sharp-witted - sometimes comically snobbish - spinster is an outstandingly accomplished and original first biography from a writer for whom we can predict a very A Curious Friendship The Story of a Bluestocking and a Bright Young Thing by Anna Thomasson 9781447245544 (Paperback, 2016) Delivery US shipping is usually within 7 to 11 working days.

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4 Apr 2015 Anna Thomasson's A Curious Friendship details the artist Rex Whistler's shared fantasy land with the much older novelist Edith Olivier · A Curious Anna Thomasson. Cultural historian & author of 'A Curious Friendship'. Writing my second book, to be published by Picador. www.annathomasson.co.uk.

With an extraordinary cast of friends and acquaintances, from the Royal Family to Tallulah Bankhead, Anna Thomasson's A Curious Friendship brings to life, for the first time, the curious, unlikely A Curious Friendship by Anna Thomasson StuckinaBook All May 5, 2015 May 4, 2015 2010s , 2015 , SNB , Thomasson 5 Comments If you’ve been reading Stuck in a Book for a while, then you’ll probably have come across regular mentions of Edith Olivier’s wonderful 1927 novella The Love Child .

2021-03-20 · Anna Thomasson studied for an M Phil in Biography at the University of Buckingham and her thesis was shortlisted for the Daily Mail Biographers' Club Prize. She lives in London. Her first book, A Curious Friendship, was published to great acclaim in 2015.

Moving, thoughtful, entertaining and magnificently researched, Thomasson's account of a bohemian art student and sharp-witted - sometimes comically snobbish - spinster is an outstandingly accomplished and original first biography from a writer for whom we can predict a very A Curious Friendship tells the story of two wonderfully unlikely friends and allies during the years between the wars. Moving, thoughtful, entertaining and magnificently researched, Thomasson's account of a bohemian art student and sharp-witted - sometimes comically snobbish - spinster is an outstandingly accomplished and original first biography from a writer for whom we can predict a very bright future. A Curious Friendship: the Story of a Bluestocking and a Bright Young Thing by Anna Thomasson 432pp, Macmillan, Telegraph offer price: £16.99 (PLUS £1.99 p&p) (RRP £20, ebook £7.79). Call 0844 A Curious Friendship The Story of a Bluestocking and a Bright Young Thing by Anna Thomasson 9781447245544 (Paperback, 2016) Delivery US shipping is usually within 7 to 11 working days.

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For Rex Whistler, a nineteen-year-old art student, life was just beginning. Together, they embarked on an intimate and unlikely friendship that would transform their lives. Researching ‘A Curious Friendship, by Anna Thomasson by Shiny New Books | Posted on April 9, 2015 May 27, 2020 I first came across Rex Whistler some years ago at Plas Newydd on Anglesey. Anna Thomasson. Home.

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After flirting with fashion and a stint in Paris, she studied for an MPhil in Biography under the exacting eye and inspiring guidance of historian and biographer Jane Ridley.
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