Sofka Zinovieff on memorable aristocrats April 10, 2015 Ms. Zinovieff’s latest book is ‘The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me.’ PHOTO: SOFKA ZINOVIEF Mad World By Paula Byrne (2009) 1. Evelyn Waugh used Lord Beauchamp’s family at Madresfield as a model for “Brideshead Revisted.” He was in love with the whole family and possibly
Cotswold Life April 2015
While thumbing through one of Cecil Beaton’s unpublished scrapbooks two years ago—enjoying a peek at a friend’s rarefied collection—I stumbled on a blurry black-and-white photograph of a tousle-haired youth. Beneath it Beaton had scribbled a caption: “Horrid Madboy.” It was a thrilling discovery, as it offered a unique glimpse of the destructive
I had a wonderful time in the Lake District. Thanks to everyone at the Theatre by the Lake. Check out their website: http://www.theatrebythelake.com/words-by-the-water-festival
A talk by Sofka Zinovieff on The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me More events More events for Faringdon Library Date Friday 13 Mar 2015 from 06:00pm to 07:00pm Venue Faringdon Library Gloucester Street SN7 7HY Price Free tickets available from Faringdon Library A talk by Sofka Zinovieff on
SOFKA ZINOVIEFF ON LORD BERNERS & SELINA HASTINGS ON THE RED EARL Gallery could not load. DETAILS May 27th 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, London 11 Mare Street, E84RP get directions £10 BUY TICKETS DESCRIPTION Sofka Zinovieff on her book – The Mad
Sunday May 24th at 12pm http://www.charleston.org.uk/whats-on/festivals/the-charleston-festival/events/my-family-and-other-eccentrics/ MAY 24 2015 MY FAMILY AND OTHER ECCENTRICS Selina Hastings and Sofka Zinovieff with Juliet Nicolson 12.00pm Tickets £14 We cherish eccentrics, but what is it like if they are family members? Selina Hastings’ The Red Earl is a homage to her father, the 16th Earl of Huntingdon: an aristocrat who became a revolutionary,
Saturday 7th March in the Writers’ Room Sofka Zinovieff – “The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me” March 7, 2015 In the Salon at the Guildhall, filled to capacity, George Miller, Editorial Director of Granta from 2002 to 2007, interviews Sofka Zinovieff about her latest book, “The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My
5-6 pm, Friday 6th March Speaking about The Mad Boy “The extraordinary story of a madly eccentric set and the house they lived in. Sofka Zinovieff’s memoir The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me describes a vanishing world of fading 20th century English bohemian aristocracy.” At the Guildhall Tickets £8 (£7) Booking at
