A Life by Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst Tapa blanda - 2004

Paperback. Very Good.

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2004. French flaps|Softcover. Near Fine. TRUE CRIME BIOGRAPHY AUSTRALIAN ART & DESIGN Florence Broadhurst, the one-time chanteuse of Shanghai, Bond Street salon owner, world-renowned wallpaper designer and Sydney socialite lived a life steeped in subterfuge and deception. Here for the first time we get a glimpse at the fascinating woman behind the hand-printed brocades.Late in the afternoon of 16 October 1977, seventy-eight year-old Florence Broadhurst was brutally murdered. Her killer was never found.The mystery surrounding Florence's death is in keeping with the elegant artifice of her life. Born in rural Australia, Florence soon decided Queensland was too small a stage. She travelled the world, changing her name and business as she went--a performing arts academy in Shanghai, a fashion salon in London and a husband or two until finally, in 1949, she returned to Australia. This time Broadhurst claimed to be an English woman escaping post-war London for the… Leer más

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Allen & Unwin Australia, 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Allen and Unwin, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. VG- 1st impression 2004 Allen and Unwin paperback, with photo sections. Pages tanned else VG and unmarked. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1741143985. ISBN/EAN: 9781741143980. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 079370.. 9781741143980