From the author of Self-Portrait, her book about Lucian Freud, comes a collection of remarkable, imagined letters with Gwen John, an artist with whom Paul has always felt a close connection.
The author and her brother spent a decade at sea; at sixteen she made it ashore in New Zealand, effectively abandoned by her parents. A startling and riveting memoir.
As six astronauts orbit the earth in a space station, collecting scientific data, their attention is tugged t by distant human events and relationships. Beautifully written, this is an affec... read more