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Delivered into Edwardian Britain, Amory's first ram is of her dad standing on his head. She's thoughts of him coming back on leave through the First World War. But his absences, both actual and mental, are what she chiefly remembers. It really is her shooter uncle Greville who supplies the emotional connection she needs, who, when he gives her a camera and some rudimentary lessons in picture taking, unleashes a interest that will irrevocably form her future. A spell at boarding school ends abruptly, and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, photographing socialites for the magazine Beau Monde. But Amory is starving for more, and her seek out life, love, and artistic expression will take her to the demimonde of Berlin of the later '20s, to NY of the '30s, to the blackshirt riots in London, and France in the Second World War, where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire to have experience will lead Amory to help expand wars, to addicts, husbands, and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and fight her demons. Within this enthralling story of an life fully resided, William Boyd has generated a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining occasions of modern record, advised through the camera lens of one remarkable woman, Amory Clay. It really is his greatest success to date.
