{"product_id":"peggy","title":"Peggy","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473605770\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intimate and urgent' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A vivid portrait of a tumultuous 20th century life' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A rich and rewarding read' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I was a liberated woman long before there was a name for it' PEGGY GUGGENHEIM\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVENICE, 1958\u003c\/b\u003e. Peggy Guggenheim, heiress and now legendary art collector, sits in the sun at her white marble palazzo on the Grand Canal. Hers has been a thrilling, tragic, near-impossible journey. She has defied every expectation, followed her heart, and finally found contentment. She is independent. She is a true original. And she'll never stop believing in the transformative power of art.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeggy is fourteen when her father dies on the Titanic and her cloistered life is turned upside down. The youngest daughter of two Jewish dynasties, Peggy is determined to pursue a life of passion and personal freedom. But unexpected restrictions come with her vast fortune.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As society changes and war sweeps through Europe, she navigates the decadent, sexist and anti-Semitic art worlds of New York and Paris. She loves and is loved - sometimes for herself, often for her money - yet no-one ever takes her intellect, talent or vision seriously. Until she learns to believe in it herself.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Godfrey's final book - completed by her friend, the acclaimed bestseller Leslie Jamison, following Godfrey's death in 2022 - brings to life the singular woman who helped make the Guggenheim name synonymous with art and genius.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859480912005,"sku":"PR432618","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG4PT5EE6XT.jpg?v=1789099478","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/peggy","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}