Having read "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain recently, I became intrigued by Hadley Richardson and her life. In this biography (which Paula McLain relied on heavily as research for her fictional book), Gioia Diliberto traces the life of Hadley from her birth to her death. Although she was only ma...
This is a fictional treatment of Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau, the “Madame X” of John Singer Sargent’s famous portrait. It was published in 2003, just one year too soon to benefit from Strapless, the first book length biography of Madame Gautreau. The story begins on the family's plantation i...
Julie Nixon Eisenhower, President Nixon’s daughter, was wearing one of the designer’s popular wrap tops and A-line skirts while being questioned at a news conference. As Julie defended her embattled father against charges that he’d covered up the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquar...