The Resource Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay, William Boyd
Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay, William Boyd
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The item Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay, William Boyd represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "When Amory Clay was born, in the decade before the Great War, her disappointed father gave her an androgynous name and announced the birth of a son. But this daughter was not one to let others define her; Amory became a woman who accepted no limits to what that could mean, and, from the time she picked up her first camera, one who would record her own version of events. Moving freely between London and New York, between photojournalism and fashion photography, and between the men who love her on complicated terms, Amory establishes her reputation as a risk taker and a passionate life traveler. Her hunger for experience draws her to the decadence of Weimar Berlin and the violence of London's blackshirt riots, to the Rhineland with Allied troops and into the political tangle of war-torn Vietnam. In her ambitious career, the seminal moments of the 20th century will become the unforgettable moments of her own biography, as well. In Sweet Caress, Amory Clay comes wondrously to life, her vibrant personality enveloping the reader from the start. And, running through the novel, her photographs over the decades allow us to experience this vast story not only with Amory's voice but with her vision. William Boyd's Sweet Caress captures an entire lifetime unforgettably within its pages. It captivates."--provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- ix, 449 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408867983
- Label
- Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay
- Title
- Sweet caress
- Title remainder
- the many lives of Amory Clay
- Statement of responsibility
- William Boyd
- Title variation
- Sweet caress
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When Amory Clay was born, in the decade before the Great War, her disappointed father gave her an androgynous name and announced the birth of a son. But this daughter was not one to let others define her; Amory became a woman who accepted no limits to what that could mean, and, from the time she picked up her first camera, one who would record her own version of events. Moving freely between London and New York, between photojournalism and fashion photography, and between the men who love her on complicated terms, Amory establishes her reputation as a risk taker and a passionate life traveler. Her hunger for experience draws her to the decadence of Weimar Berlin and the violence of London's blackshirt riots, to the Rhineland with Allied troops and into the political tangle of war-torn Vietnam. In her ambitious career, the seminal moments of the 20th century will become the unforgettable moments of her own biography, as well. In Sweet Caress, Amory Clay comes wondrously to life, her vibrant personality enveloping the reader from the start. And, running through the novel, her photographs over the decades allow us to experience this vast story not only with Amory's voice but with her vision. William Boyd's Sweet Caress captures an entire lifetime unforgettably within its pages. It captivates."--provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Boyd, William
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6052.O9192
- LC item number
- S94 2015
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Photographers
- Women
- Women photographers
- War photographers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay, William Boyd
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Control code
- 000055039479
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- ix, 449 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408867983
- Isbn Type
- (trade paperback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)898419330
- Label
- Sweet caress : the many lives of Amory Clay, William Boyd
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Control code
- 000055039479
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- ix, 449 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408867983
- Isbn Type
- (trade paperback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)898419330
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