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Arbella by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Non-Fiction
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
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: Non-Fiction
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
Fabulous Frocks by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Art
No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style - hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh; outlines alternating between the body-hugging and the bell - and our fascination with the 'frock' has not gone away. From Gres' drapin ...Show more
Fabulous Frocks - A Celebration of Dress Design by Jane Eastoe; Sarah Gristwood
Category: Fashion
A celebration of the dress in all its forms, Fabulous Frocks is sure to fire any fashionista's imagination. Since Coco Chanel invented the little black dress in 1926 it has become a wardrobe staple. Even considering the many decades it's been since women discovered trousers and separates, many still ...Show more
Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood
Category: History
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Secret Voices: Women's Diaries: A Daily Anthology by Sarah Gristwood
Category: Biography
A captivating collection of extracts from women's diaries, looking back over four centuries to discover how women's experience--of men and children, sex and shopping, work and the natural world--has changed down the years. And, of course, how it hasn't. In this fascinating anthology, with a selection ...Show more