{"product_id":"barbizon-bpb","title":"BARBIZON BPB","description":"\u003cp\u003eAS HEARD ON RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eCaptivating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a brilliant many-layered \u003cb\u003esocial history of women's ambition\u003c\/b\u003e and a rapidly changing New York' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e look at \u003cb\u003ea piece of forgotten female history\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA treat\u003c\/b\u003e, elegantly spinning \u003cb\u003ea forgotten story of female liberation\u003c\/b\u003e, ambition and self-invention' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edeeply researched history, leavened with gossip\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  offers a full sweep of the changing status of American women in the twentieth century'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWELCOME TO THE BARBIZON, NEW YORK'S PREMIER WOMEN-ONLY HOTEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt in 1927 as a home for the 'Modern Woman' seeking a career in the arts, the Barbizon became the place to stay for ambitious, independent women, who were lured by the promise of fame and good fortune. \u003cb\u003eSylvia Plath\u003c\/b\u003e fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and over the years, its 688 tiny floral 'highly feminine boudoirs' also housed\u003cb\u003e Joan Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Grace Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (notorious for sneaking in men), \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCandice Bergen\u003c\/b\u003e, Charlie's Angel\u003cb\u003e Jaclyn Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAli MacGraw\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCybil Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElaine Stritch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLiza Minnelli\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEudora Welty\u003c\/b\u003e, The Cosby Show's \u003cb\u003ePhylicia Rashad\u003c\/b\u003e, Grey Gardens's \u003cb\u003eEdith Bouvier Beale\u003c\/b\u003e, and writers \u003cb\u003eMona Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Ann Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e, among many others. Mademoiselle boarded its summer interns there - perfectly turned-out young women, who would never be spotted hatless - as did Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School its students - in their white-gloves and kitten heels - and the Ford Modelling Agency its young models.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BARBIZON is a colourful, glamorous portrait of the lives of the young women, who -- from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe Jazz Age New Women of the 1920s to the Liberated Women of the 1960s -- came to New York looking for something more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of the Barbizon is in many ways the story of American women in the twentieth century' \u003cb\u003eEconomist  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIlluminating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this vivid, well researched account is testament to its \u003cb\u003evibrant history\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ethe women who made it such a powerhouse\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BREN, PAULINA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68134717391129,"sku":"9781529393040","price":99.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/7844\/9945\/files\/366845_6242b941f25198.33080327_9781529393040.jpg?v=1793373158","url":"https:\/\/bigbadbooksale.co.za\/products\/barbizon-bpb","provider":"bigbadbooksale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}