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Judith Mackrell in conversation with Sarah Churchwell about Flappers, Daunt Bookshop

July 24, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

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For many young women, the 1920′s was a promise of liberty: they shortened their skirts and shingled their hair, smoked, drank, took drugs and claimed sexual freedoms.In Flappers, celebrated dance critic Judith Mackrell follows six women – Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka – who, between them, exemplified the range and daring of that generation’s spirit.Sarah Churchwell’s latest book, Careless People, also explores the 1920′s, and the scandals that rocked America’s upper classes and provided inspiration for Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby. Churchwell is a Professor of American Literature and a frequent Guardian and New Statesman journalist.

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July 24, 2013 7:00 pm
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Daunt Books
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020 7224 2295
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http://www.dauntbooks.co.uk

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Daunt Bookshop, Marylebone
83 Marylebone High Street London, W1U 4QW United Kingdom
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http://www.dauntbooks.co.uk