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Them : A Memoir of Parents
Them A Memoir of Parents
Author: Francine du Plessix Gray
The much-acclaimed biographer's unflinchingly honest, wise, and forgiving portrait of her own famous parents: two wildly talented Russian émigrés who fled wartime Paris to become one of New York's first and grandest power couples. — Tatiana du Plessix, the wife of a French diplomat, was a beautiful, sophisticated "white Russian" who had...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781594200496
ISBN-10: 1594200491
Publication Date: 5/5/2005
Pages: 544
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is a fabulous memoir...so beautifully written - almost from the viewpoint of a psychologist rather than a loving daughter via Gray's incredibly honest story of her parents and their privileged lives. I could not put this book down; I loved the inside look of Manhattan's fashion and literary worlds from the 50's on up. Historically spellbinding as Gray takes us from her parents' lives from post-revolutionary Russia to Europe during WWI and WWII, to the United States. Gray tries to interpret the convoluted relationships of her brilliant parents and their relationships with not only herself but with their friends. There are many many famous people who walked through her life - Marlena Dietrich for one. Fascinating book.


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