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''Fascinating ... Haste paints a portrait of a woman who was born to triumph, not surrender'' - Harper's Bazaar
''Written in elegant, lucid prose ... a treasure trove of European cultural riches and scandalous intrigue Compelling'' - Economist
''Lively, well illustrated and enjoyably juicy'' - Miranda Seymour, Financial Times
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The life of an extraordinary artist and intellect: the composer, author and socialite Alma Mahler, whose life spanned one of the most captivating and dramatic periods in history
Alma Mahler was once at the epicentre of Vienna's artistic and intellectual life. A talented composer in her own right, she was open, generous, remarkably creative, curious, challenging and zealous in her pursuit of love. Artists, architects, musicians and writers jostled to join her coterie. Gustav Klimt was her first kiss; Gustav M
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Fascinating ... Haste paints a portrait of a woman who was born to triumph, not surrender * Harper’s Bazaar *
Cate Haste’s seductively accessible biography offers a sympathetic interpretation of Alma’s life. Written in elegant, lucid prose, her book is a treasure trove of European cultural riches and scandalous intrigue … [Alma] emerges as a tough, lively, cultured and wilful woman … Compelling * Economist *
Lively, well illustrated and enjoyably juicy -- Miranda Seymour * Financial Times *
A welcome and engaging narrative of a life that, surely, has not yet been fully explored -- Gillian Moore * Literary Review *
[An] absorbing biography ... Through reference to diaries, letters and interviews with Mahler’s granddaughter, Haste draws a portrait of a complex, highly accomplished woman … Mahler is depicted as a woman who not only facilitated the creative pursuits of her husbands, but was an intellectual force in her own right -- Hannah Beckerman * Observer *
