Sweet Caress

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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. Free Read Sweet Caress by William Boyd For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Hes written a few of these, has Boyd Thats to say fictional biographies of people who have lived through the great events of the 20th century The others Ive read, The New Confessions and Any Human Heart covered the lives of men Both were highly entertaining and, in the end, sucked me into the mindset that was I reading of the life of a real person This time around, the book documents the life of a woman, Amory Clay, who was to become a photographer and photojournalist Her story flows He s written a few of these, has Boyd That s to say fictional biographies of people who have lived through the great events of the 20th century The other s I ve read, The New Confessions and Any Human Heart covered the lives of men Both were highly entertaining and, in the end, sucked me into the mindset that was I reading of the life of a real person This time around, the book documents the...In Sweet Caress The Many Lives Of Amory Clay William Boyd imagines himself into the head of a female professional photographer, who in her life, experiences many of the great events and turning points of the century The novel is written in the form of an autobiography replete with grainy back and white photos and traces Amorys life from her middle class upbringing, through her colourful career, her various love affairs and on to her later years of reflection living in a small cottage on a In Sweet Caress The Many Lives Of Amory Clay William Boyd imagines himself into the head of a female professional photographer, who in her life, experiences many of the great events and turning points of the century The novel is written in the form of an autobiography replete with grainy back and white photos and traces Amory s life from her middle class upbringing, through her colourful career, her various love affairs and on to her later years of reflection living in a small cottage on a barren Scottish island.Amory was born in 1908 and over subsequent decades we follow her as she moves from the small village of her birth in East Sussex to Paris, Berlin, New York, Saigon and Barrendale Island in Scotland...There are some books that you really want to love, so when theyre good but not great it feels really disappointing I was so excited to get an advance copy of Sweet Caress, William Boyds new book to be released in September It was a treat I intended to savour I loved Any Human Heart and I really like Boyds writing Sweet Caress is being billed as another Any Human Heart but focused ...Who has not talked about those things your parents said often , when looking back at your own life Or talked about their parents disorders Or tried to explain their baggage Their parents insecurities, shame, tragedies, their accomplishments Who has not talked about their siblings Their characteristics Shared about their own lives Their special friendships Lovers Hobbies Achievements Career Regrets School experiences Sexual experiences Self esteem issues Travel adventures Who has not talked about those things your parents said often , when looking back at your own life Or talked about their parents disorders Or tried to explain their baggage Their parents insecurities, shame, tragedies, their accomplishments Who has not talked about their siblings Their characteristics Shared about their own lives Their special friendships Lovers Hobbies Achievements Career Regrets School experiences Sexual experiences Self esteem issues Travel adventures Amory Clay, in her late 60 s, is writing about her life first person narration She also includes excerpts from current journal entries The Barrandale journal. Writing from her cottage in the Highlands, during the 1970 s.Amory was a first born child Her dad gave her the name Amory , as he wanted a son Her dad, a writer he goes off to war, during her very early childhood years not at h...Amory Clay is a photographer travelling trough the world..Amory Clays life is like a roadmap with milestones protruding aimlessly and chaotic..But most of all Amory Clays life is the story of a life fully lived A few milestones of her life The demi monde of 1920s Berlin New York in the 1930s The Blackshirt riots in London France during the Second World War William Boy...However long your stay on this small planet lasts, and whatever happens during it, the most important thing is that from time to time you feel lifes sweet caress A fictional quote from a fictional character is used here to introduce us to the true to life memoirs of another fictional character Amory Clay, our guide through three score years and ten of her horizontal fall through the twentieth century Amory is looking back at the past from the loneliness of a little island off the Western However long your stay on this small planet lasts, and whatever happens during it, the most important thing is that from time to time you feel life s sweet caress A fictional quote from a fictional character is used here to introduce us to the true to life memoirs of another fictional character Amory Clay, our guide through three score years and ten of her horizontal fall through the twentieth century Amory is looking back at the past from the loneliness of a little island off the Western c...This story of the life and loves of a female photographer presents enough clarity of details across an interesting period of history to capture my imagination, but it left me with the task of breathing life into the character Amory Clay is writing an account of her life from a late phase where she lives alone in a seacoast cottage in Scotland in the 70s Despite the memoir format she is rather matter of fact about her relatively happy life and not anguished about her modest successes in her This story of the life and loves of a female photographer presents enough clarity of details across an interesting period of history to capture my imagination, but it left me with the task of breathing life into the character Amory Clay is writing an account of her life from a late phase where she lives alone in a seacoast cottage in Scotland in the 70s Despite the memoir format she is rather matter of fact about her relatively happy life and not anguished about her modest successes in her relationships and photography career From the start we see her forgiving of herself for getting into certain messes and...William Boyd is accomplished at writing from the womens point of view, and not in a soft, sentimental style His women are fully dimensional and intelligent, and a combination of rare and familiar In this, his bildungsroman of a woman growing up in the war years, he takes us with Amory to London, Berlin, New York, Paris, the Vosges, the Rhineland, Vietnam, California, and Scotland The journeys of Amory Clay shaped her consciousness her father s influence shaped the journeys of her heart.Amory William Boyd is accomplished at writing from the women s point of view, and not in a soft, sentimental style His women are fully dimensional and intelligent, and a combination of rare and familiar In this,...Most of us have had this experience were at a party and a remarkable woman is holding sway were attracted to her like moths to a candle Her achievementsthe illustrious people she knowsher daring pursuitsmesmerize us for the few hours were in her company Yet we walk away feeling as if we only know what she chooses to reveal At the end of the day, we realize we dont really understand much about her at all.That, in a nutshel...BABThttp www.bbc.co.uk programmes b06bncyg Read by the lovely Barbara Flynn who you may remember from The Beiderbecke AffairDescription In 1915, Amory s uncle unknowingly sets her life on its course when he gives her a Kodak Brownie No 2 as a present for her seventh birthday, igniting a lifelong passion for photography Her camera will take her from high society London in the 1920s to the cabaret clubs and brothels of inter war Berlin to 1930s New...

Sweet Caress
  • English
  • 01 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 464 pages
  • 1632863324
  • William Boyd
  • Sweet Caress