{"product_id":"paulina-bren-the-barbizon-2021-paperback","title":"Paulina Bren: The Barbizon [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epleasurable, fascinating read\u003c\/b\u003e that is \u003cb\u003esuperbly researched and told\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\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\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\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\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of the Barbizon is in many ways \u003cb\u003ethe story of American women in the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWELCOME TO THE BARBIZON, NEW YORK'S PREMIER WOMEN-ONLY HOTEL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt in 1927, New York's Barbizon Hotel was first intended as a home for the 'Modern Woman' seeking a career in the arts. It became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eCharlie's \u003cb\u003eAngel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Cosby Show\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003cb\u003ePhylicia Rashad\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrey Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e'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. \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eNot everyone who passed through the Barbizon's doors was destined for greatness - for some it was a story of dashed hopes and expectations - but from the Jazz Age New Women of the 1920s, to the Liberated Women of the 1960s, until 1981 when the first men checked in, The Barbizon was a place where women could stand up and be counted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE BARBIZON\u003c\/i\u003e is a colourful, glamorous portrait of the lives of these young women, who came to New York looking for something more. It's a story of pushing the boundaries, of women's emancipation and of the generations of brilliant women who passed through its halls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bren, Paulina","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54273583382867,"sku":"9781529393033","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":47942873678163,"sku":"XE81529393033","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bren-paulina-paulina-bren-the-barbizon-2021-paperback-1248550152.jpg?v=1783766891","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/paulina-bren-the-barbizon-2021-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}