A letter from Paris, a true story of hidden art, lost romance, and family reclaimed, Louisa Deasey
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A letter from Paris, a true story of hidden art, lost romance, and family reclaimed, Louisa Deasey
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
autobiography
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platesillustrationsportraits
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A letter from Paris
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1052550052
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Louisa Deasey
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a true story of hidden art, lost romance, and family reclaimed
Summary
When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa's father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion. The letters, dated 1949, detail a passionate affair between Louisa's father, Denison, and Coralie's grandmother, Michelle, in post-war London. They spark Louisa to find out more about her father, who died when she was six. From the seemingly simple question Who was Denison Deasey? follows a trail of discovery that leads Louisa to the libraries of Melbourne and the streets of London, to the cafes and restaurants of Paris and a poet's villa in the south of France. From her father's secret service in World War II to his relationships with some of the most famous bohemian artists in post-war Europe, Louisa unearths a portrait of a fascinating man, both at the epicentre and the mercy of the social and political currents of his time. This book is about the stories we tell ourselves, and the secrets the past can uncover. A compelling tale of inheritance and creativity, loss and reunion, it shows the power of the written word that crosses the bridges of time
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- France -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Fathers and daughters -- Australia -- Biography
- Authors, Australian -- Biography
- Deasey, Louisa, 1977- -- Family
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service
- Paris (France) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Autobiographies
- Deasey family
- Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Deasey, Louisa, 1977- -- Travel
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- France -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Fathers and daughters -- Australia -- Biography
- Authors, Australian -- Biography
- Deasey, Louisa, 1977- -- Family
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service
- Paris (France) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Autobiographies
- Deasey family
- Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Deasey, Louisa, 1977- -- Travel
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