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The Surprising Life of Constance Spry

By Sue Shephard

The Surprising Life of Constance Spry Books

The Surprising Life of Constance Spry

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'Fascinating ... to be eagerly devoured' Clarissa Dickson-Wright Most people today, if they have heard of her, associate Constance Spry with the cookery book bearing her name. But Connie was much, much more than the author of a bestselling cookery book. She was deeply unconventional, extremely charming and very determined; Spry's life took her from the back streets of Victorian Derby to running a hugely successful business as the florist of choice for the highest of high society, organizing the flowers for royal weddings and indeed for the Queen's coronation. She endured a violent first marriage, had a lesbian affair with a cross-dressing artist and was a pioneer for working women at a time when few women had careers. Sue Shephard tells her extraordinary story with insight, wit and flair. 'Riveting.' Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Makes you fall utterly in love with its subject' New York Times Magazine 'Reveals with the greatest skill and sympathy an extraordinary person - complicated, driven, sometimes secretive but gifted and artistic to an nth degree. What a story.' Elizabeth Buchan
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
386
Release Date:
2011-09-01
Publication Date:
2011-05-06
Publisher:
Pan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0330544225
ISBN13:
9780330544221
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
463 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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