- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Lir (1 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340831529
- ISBN-13: 978-0340831526
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 730,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Rich rewarding read’: Books Ireland (Books Ireland )
Patricia O’Reilly writes with flair, imagination and an almost pedantic attention to detail… …a very impressive novel’: Ireland On Sunday
‘A wonderful book….if you’re heading for Paris, don’t leave home without it and if you’re not, curl up with it at a blazing fire and dream of being there’: Evening Herald
‘O’Reilly draws an interesting portrait of this extraordinary Irishwoman…..bringing to life a gifted Irish woman who deserves a place in our memory’: Irish Independent
Patricia O’Reilly writes with flair, imagination and an almost pedantic attention to detail… …a very impressive novel’: Ireland On Sunday
‘A wonderful book….if you’re heading for Paris, don’t leave home without it and if you’re not, curl up with it at a blazing fire and dream of being there’: Evening Herald
‘O’Reilly draws an interesting portrait of this extraordinary Irishwoman…..bringing to life a gifted Irish woman who deserves a place in our memory’: Irish Independent
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A story of 1920s Paris and 1970s New York – and a destiny screen that reveals the secrets of the past.
Jack Devine, handsome, debonair antiques expert and New York jetsetter, is intrigued when he discovers that Yves Saint Laurent has paid a record sum at auction for a lacquer screen, 'Le Destin'. Who is this enigmatic Irish-born Eileen Gray, celebrated designer of 1920s Paris, now all but forgotten?
Jack is astounded to discover that she is still alive, though in her nineties, and living a reclusive life in Paris. He determines to seek her out.
Eileen's memory is awakened by Jack's probing, and she begins to relive her past, in all its glorious and painful detail - her artistic life, her passion for the modern age, her many affairs, her heartache at the hands Damia, the infamous singer.
Wonderfully told, evoking the sights, sounds and characters of Paris in the roaring Twenties, Time and Destiny is an enthralling account of an extraordinary woman and time.
And for Jack, as for Eileen, it is the beginning of a journey which uncovers hidden links to a past that neither could have imagined...
Jack Devine, handsome, debonair antiques expert and New York jetsetter, is intrigued when he discovers that Yves Saint Laurent has paid a record sum at auction for a lacquer screen, 'Le Destin'. Who is this enigmatic Irish-born Eileen Gray, celebrated designer of 1920s Paris, now all but forgotten?
Jack is astounded to discover that she is still alive, though in her nineties, and living a reclusive life in Paris. He determines to seek her out.
Eileen's memory is awakened by Jack's probing, and she begins to relive her past, in all its glorious and painful detail - her artistic life, her passion for the modern age, her many affairs, her heartache at the hands Damia, the infamous singer.
Wonderfully told, evoking the sights, sounds and characters of Paris in the roaring Twenties, Time and Destiny is an enthralling account of an extraordinary woman and time.
And for Jack, as for Eileen, it is the beginning of a journey which uncovers hidden links to a past that neither could have imagined...
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When I started reading Time and Destiny, I really didn't know much about Eileen Gray. Her name was vaguely familiar. I knew there was an Irish connection, and I knew she was a designer, and I had a picture of a round glass and stainless steel table in my mind. That was about it.
Patricia O'Reilly's book, Time and Destiny, changed that for sure.
This book is a wonderful story, full of the sounds and sights of the era, but more importantly, to my mind, every little detail about Eileen Gray's work rings true. It certainly looks like the author cared deeply about her subject and researched Eileen Gray's life thoroughly - not an easy task if you consider that Eileen Gray destroyed all personal papers before she died!
Patricia O'Reilly's website has an interesting page on Eileen Gray. Well worth a read.
Patricia O'Reilly's book, Time and Destiny, changed that for sure.
This book is a wonderful story, full of the sounds and sights of the era, but more importantly, to my mind, every little detail about Eileen Gray's work rings true. It certainly looks like the author cared deeply about her subject and researched Eileen Gray's life thoroughly - not an easy task if you consider that Eileen Gray destroyed all personal papers before she died!
Patricia O'Reilly's website has an interesting page on Eileen Gray. Well worth a read.
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