The Flames by Sophie Haydock (Doubleday)
Step into early 20th century Vienna, and inside the scandals that surround boundary pushing painter Egon Schiele and his four, very different, muses.
Trilby by George du Maurier (Wordsworth Classics)
One of the books that fuelled public interest in bohemian Paris, this 1894 books tells the tale of a beautiful model and her (inevitable?) downfall.
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer (Picador)
Inspired by Lee Miller, who moved from being Man Ray’s muse and a model for Vogue, into shooting some of the magazine’s most renowned and iconic images.
The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp
Crisp’s witty memoirs of queer life in true bohemian London include recollections of life modelling from the 1930s through to the 1960s.
Keeping the World Away by Margaret Forster (Vintage)
Beginning with the life of Gwen…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022