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Arbella by Sarah Gristwood
Category: History
The acclaimed account of an extraordinary life previously lost in history yet spanning both Tudor and Stuart courts and encompassing espionage, a clandestine marriage, elopement, imprisonment and eventual death in the Tower of London. 'It is Arbella they would proclaim Queen if her mistress should happ ...Show more
Bird of Paradise - The Colourful Career of the First Mrs Robinson by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Biography
Few women's lives have described such an arc as that of Mary Robinson. She began her career as an actress, became a royal mistress and possible blackmailer, and ended it just two decades later as a Romantic poet and early feminist thinker of note. She was painted by Gainsborough and Reynolds, and satiri ...Show more
Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
Category: History
Sarah Gristwood tells the true story behind Philippa Gregory's recent novels. A fiery history of queens and the perils of power and of how the Wars of the Roses were ended - not only by knights in battle, but the political and dynastic skills of women. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually des ...Show more
Blood Sisters The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Gristwood Sarah
Category: History
" A] gem of a book... enlivened by incisive analysis, exquisite detail and an elegant and witty style." --Alison WeirThe Wars of the Roses, which tore apart the ruling Plantagenet family in fifteenth-century England, was truly a domestic drama, as fraught and intimate as any family feud before or since. ...Show more
Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Biography
We know how the Wars of the Roses ended - with Richard III's body under a Leicester car park - but this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the battles and bloodshed. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke ...Show more
Breakfast at Tiffany's Companion - The Official 50th Anniversary Companion by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Performing Arts
2011 is the 50th anniversary of the release of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and this lavish book pays tribute to its ongoing popularity.
Breakfast at Tiffany's["The Official 50th Anniversary Companion"] by Sarah Gristwood; Hubert de Givenchy (Foreword by)
Category: Performing Arts
A celebration of a timeless classic, this companion volume, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic film, is the perfect book for any fan of Audrey Hepburn or the cinema. This gorgeously illustrated tribute to Breakfast at Tiffany's is the only official companion to be p ...Show more
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Official 50th Anniversary Companion by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Film & Tv
Holly Golightly was undoubtedly the role that made Audrey Hepburn a movie icon. Adapted from the Truman Capote novella of the same name, the inspired cast took the screenplay and fashioned it into the touching comedy of a young woman finding her way in the world. To mark the 50th anniversary of the rele ...Show more
Churchill: An illustrated Biography by Sarah Gristwood; Margaret Gaskin
Category: Biography
Winston Churchill is one of the best-known and most revered figures of our time, the man who led Britain through its 'darkest hour'. The last year alone has seen two feature films of his life. Many books have been published about his life and work, but very few have looked at his life through the pris ...Show more
Elizabeth - Queen and Crown by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Biography
An internationally admired figure, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the most high-profile monarch in the world, enjoying enduring and wide-ranging popularity. Spanning from 1926 to the present day, Elizabeth The Queen and the Crown reveals the story behind Britain's longest-reigning monarch's extraord ...Show more
Elizabeth : The Queen and the Crown by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Biography
An internationally admired figure, Queen Elizabeth II is the most high-profile monarch in the world, and her enduring popularity is tantamount to her wide-ranging supporters. Spanning from 1927 to present day, Elizabeth reveals the details of Britain's longest-reigning monarch's extraordinary life. Sar ...Show more