Granta 163: Best of Young British Novelists 5 (forthcoming). Peppered with first-person accounts that convey the spirit of the era in the words of those who lived it, Bright Young Things is a scintillating celebration of a truly iconic decade.ĭieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden. Gods Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu. With chapters such as Makin' Whoopee, Cocktail Hour and Upstairs, Downstairs, Bright Young Things takes a sweeping look at the changing society of the Jazz Age, as life below stairs vanished forever, loose morals ran riot, and new inventions made it seem anything was possible. Read all about it: high society's scandalous exploits, fresh new fashions, the Charleston dance craze, costume parties, talking movies and, of course, the feisty flapper. So maybe I can learn something in the process.' So step into a time of hot jazz and even hotter all-night dance halls, as Alison Maloney shares the gossip about life in the Roaring Twenties.
And I was watching and thinking, I don't know enough about this. As one viewer told The New York Times: 'I'm just enjoying the show so much, I thought I needed to get a book about it.
Decorated throughout with art deco illustrations and packaged in a beautiful foil. Produktbeschreibung Bright Young Things is a thoroughly entertaining non-fiction account of 'the real Downton Abbey', which brings to life the historical backdrop of the series in an informative, fun and engaging book. 'Bright young things is a perfect guide to the roaring twenties-hot jazz and hotter all-night dance halls, high societys scandalous exploits, fresh new fashions, Prohibition cocktails, costume parties, and of course, the notorious flapper.
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