Win a copy of A Dangerous Liaison by Carole Seymour-Jones
Century
RRP: £20
This is the revelatory new biography of the most glamorous, controversial and talked about couple of twentieth century France. Bound together by their difficult childhoods, by the intellectual fireworks they created, and by a deep, visceral need, together they would light up their century. But behind the legend of this tempestuous love affair, lies a story of collusion and betrayal, sexual, social and political.
Carole Seymour-Jones gained access to newly discovered letters written by Beauvoir, which cast a new light on the couple’s relationship. The darker, more dangerous side to their philosophy of free love is revealed, including de Beauvior’s lesbianism and her pimping for younger girls for Sartre, in a bid to keep his love.
The author also conducted extensive interviews with Sylvie Le Bon, de Beauvior’s adopted daughter, as well as with other interviewees who knew them both intimately.
We have five copies of the book to give away, courtesy of Century. For your chance to win a copy, simply answer the following question:
Simone de Beauvoir was born in which French city?
RRP: £20
This is the revelatory new biography of the most glamorous, controversial and talked about couple of twentieth century France. Bound together by their difficult childhoods, by the intellectual fireworks they created, and by a deep, visceral need, together they would light up their century. But behind the legend of this tempestuous love affair, lies a story of collusion and betrayal, sexual, social and political.
Carole Seymour-Jones gained access to newly discovered letters written by Beauvoir, which cast a new light on the couple’s relationship. The darker, more dangerous side to their philosophy of free love is revealed, including de Beauvior’s lesbianism and her pimping for younger girls for Sartre, in a bid to keep his love.
The author also conducted extensive interviews with Sylvie Le Bon, de Beauvior’s adopted daughter, as well as with other interviewees who knew them both intimately.
We have five copies of the book to give away, courtesy of Century. For your chance to win a copy, simply answer the following question:
Simone de Beauvoir was born in which French city?
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