Description
| Product ID: | 9781911617457 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Letter from Paris |
| Subtitle: | a true story of hidden art, lost romance, and family reclaimed |
| Authors: | Author: Louisa Deasey |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: writers, Autobiography: literary, Memoirs, History, Travel writing, Memoirs, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Travel writing |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa’s father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion. The letters, dated 1949, detail a passionate affair between Louisa’s father, Denison, and Coralie’s grandmother, Michelle, in post-war London. They spark Louisa to find out more about her father, who died when she was six. From the seemingly simple question ‘Who was Denison Deasey?’ follows a trail of discovery that leads Louisa to the libraries of Melbourne and the streets of London, to the cafes and restaurants of Paris and a poet’s villa in the south of France. From her father’s secret service in World War II to his relationships with some of the most famous bohemian artists in post-war Europe, Louisa unearths a portrait of a fascinating man, both at the epicentre and the mercy of the social and political currents of his time. A Letter from Paris is about the stories we tell ourselves, and the secrets the past can uncover. A compelling tale of inheritance and creativity, loss and reunion, it shows the power of the written word to cross the bridges of time. |
| Imprint Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-06 |
