The Bookseller – pre-publication review of The Mad Boy.
“As classy and consuming a memoir as you’re likely to read all autumn.” Caroline Sanderson in The Bookseller, July 18 2014
Sofka Zinovieff's latest book is The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother And Me.
Biography
Sofka Zinovieff was born in London, has Russian ancestry and has lived in Greece for many years. Her latest book is a highly personal family memoir, which traces the lives of her grandfather, the Mad Boy, and his relationship with the eccentric composer, painter and writer, Lord Berners. And how her grandmother and then she herself became part of the story…
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