{"product_id":"peggy-9781473605770","title":"Peggy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'beautifully imagined and superbly written' (Jenny Offill) novel about Peggy Guggenheim, a story of art, family, love, and becoming yourself, by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, soon to be a Hulu limited series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intimate and urgent' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vivid portrait of a tumultuous 20th century life' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rich and rewarding read' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781473605770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 11 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.8(L)x3.2(W)271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 271\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Godfrey\u003c\/b\u003e (1967-2022) was an award-winning novelist and journalist. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Torn Skirt,\u003c\/i\u003e finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the award-winning true-crime story \u003ci\u003eUnder the Bridge,\u003c\/i\u003e adapted as a Hulu limited series starring Riley Keough as Rebecca Godfrey. Godfrey earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and taught writing at Columbia University. She lived with her husband and daughter in upstate New York.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e[A] \u003cb\u003evivacious\u003c\/b\u003e fictionalised biography of Peggy Guggenheim remained unfinished when she died, too young, in 2022. Her friend and fellow author Leslie Jamison has gone on to complete it, enabling the heiress and arts patron to narrate \u003cb\u003ea life full of adventure and purposefull rebellion \u003c\/b\u003eagainst sexism and antisemitism. The result is a narrative rich in self-awareness, shifting enticingly from New York to London and Paris -- Hephzibah Anderson * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eGodfrey does full justice to the rich eccentricity of the story but, more important, she does justice to Peggy herself by giving her a voice - one that is \u003cb\u003eintimate, urgent, imagistic . . . \u003c\/b\u003e In this act of literary homage, Jamison has honoured Godfrey just as Godfrey has honoured Peggy -- Michael Arditti * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e vivid portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of a tumultuous 20th century life -- Anthony Cummins * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erich and rewarding\u003c\/b\u003e summer read -- Erica Wagner * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating portrait \u003c\/b\u003eof a woman who was wry and brave and determined to be different. It is the result of ten years' work from the novelist Rebecca Godfrey, who died before she could finish it. Her friend Leslie Jamison wrote the final part, and has done \u003cb\u003ea wonderful job of keeping the tone and flavour\u003c\/b\u003e of the original going until the end -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eProves that\u003cb\u003e Peggy Guggenheim, the iconic, New York-born art collector, is deserving of a legacy beyond her curations\u003c\/b\u003e. From Manhattan's upper echelons to a bohemian existence in Venice, the story emerges of a woman who carved out her own \u003cb\u003eunrelentingly stylish\u003c\/b\u003e path * ELLE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGodfrey brilliantly resurrects the avant-garde adventurer Peggy Guggenheim as a feminist icon for our times\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jenny Offill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy Guggeinheim embodied the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Rebecca Godfrey's prose is as stylish as her protagonist and every bit as deeply sensuous, and thoughtful . . . \u003cb\u003eAn unparalleled life presented as a page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gary Shteyngart\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cb\u003e unique reimagining\u003c\/b\u003e of Peggy Guggenheim's life reframes what we know about the maverick art collector . . . by tracing her legacy back to the life-changing moment she discovered, aged 14, that her father had gone down with the Titanic * RED Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA novelisation of the life of American socialite and heiress Peggy Guggenheim; from her father's death on the Titanic to her journey to become a world-renowned art collector, this is \u003cb\u003ean exhilarating and absorbing portrait of a fascinating woman\u003c\/b\u003e * GRAZIA *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eaward-winning author \u003c\/b\u003eof \u003ci\u003eUnder the Bridge \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the story of art collector Peggy Guggenheim, the daughter of two Jewish dynasties, whose cloistered life is upended at 14 when her father goes down with the Titanic. His death prompts Peggy to\u003cb\u003e seek a life of passion and personal freedom, and to believe in the transformative power of art.\u003c\/b\u003e We follow Peggy through the art worlds of New York and Europe and meet the numerous men who love her (and her money) while underestimating her intellect * The Bookseller, *ONE TO WATCH* *\u003cbr\u003eSkillful . . . Guggenheim's complicated relationships with family, friends and lovers come across vividly * Art Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntriguing and evocative\u003c\/b\u003e * Historical Novel Society *","brand":"Rebecca Godfrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48004177428697,"sku":"9781473605770","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81xNg-iR6ZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1772454103","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/peggy-9781473605770","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}