Recent Books of Particular Interest May 1st 2015 SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Editors’ Choice MAY 1, 2015 THE MAD BOY, LORD BERNERS, MY GRANDMOTHER AND ME: An Aristocratic Family, a High-Society Scandal and an Extraordinary Legacy, by Sofka Zinovieff. (Harper/HarperCollins, $35.)A highly eccentric clan in 1930s and ’40s England. MY STRUGGLE: Book 4, by Karl Ove
“Red Princess” Book Presentation by Sofka Zinovieff, & “My Russian Roots & Childhood Memories” by Peter Zinovieff.” Thursday, 4th June 2015, 7pm Nihon Room, Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge (tbc) Entrance: £3; CamRuSS members free. From The Guardian Book Review: Sofka Zinovieff’s grandmother was a White Russian aristocrat in flight from
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While thumbing through one of Cecil Beaton’s unpublished scrapbooks two years ago—enjoying a peek at a friend’s rarefied collection—I stumbled on a blurry black-and-white photograph of a tousle-haired youth.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,
