I am not a huge Hemingway fan, and honesty, I forget the reason I picked this up. But it is a very readable book without any white washing. Blume focuses just as well as those people who surrounded Hemingway as well as Papa himself.
This book was sweet. It made me want to visit a palm garden, wear a corset and drink a sidecar.
A nice little entertaining book of miscellaneous things. From table manners to the concept of privacy, from all sorts of social mores to dresses to events, there is a little bit of everything here for anyone. If you are into nostalgia and longing for a more genteel, decent past, this is certainly th...
You know how people are always wishing they’d bring back hats? Lesley M. M. Blume has been thinking about the things she misses a LOT. Enough for an entire book.
Can't begin to express how much I love Ms. Blume's quirky, enchanting compendium of retro delights. A must have for those who appreciate charm, elegance and a dash of whimsy. This is the all-time favorite of my treasured "keepers" shelf.
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