Anne Sebba

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Sally Singer, New York Times Style Editor
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Absolutely gripping in so many ways; beautifully written and superbly researched, a brilliant and a fresh take on a famous case.

Simon Sebag Montefiore
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An important retelling of Les Années Noires in Paris which puts women's stories, and the complications of their lives under Occupation, centre stage…

Kate Mosse, Author of Labyrinth
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A fascinating book I couldn’t stop reading. Anne Sebba knows everything about Paris during the War. She understands everything about the chic, loathsome collaborators and the Holocaust victims…

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    Anne is the author of ten non fiction books mostly biographies of iconic women with a strong historical context.

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    Anne loves interviewing extraordinary people – and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances – especially at the end of their lives.

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      • "Writing a book is such a lonely business - these occasions are the sunshine in a writer’s life"

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Today’s talk for the Chelsea Women’s Luncheon Today’s talk for the Chelsea Women’s Luncheon Club (which includes men) brings to an end a crazy March, crisscrossing the country to give talks about Ethel Rosenberg, Wallis Simpson, Les Parisiennes and occasionally about me! I love the talks, meeting people and getting out. IT’s communicating the stories in a different way. But from now on I will be chained to my desk writing the new book. Thank you to my lovely audiences in Edinburgh, Cornwall, Rutland, Alderney, Tunbridge Wells. You’ve all been amazing!
 

#ontheroad #awriterslife #ethelrosenberg #talk
Author’s’ final lineup… or the ones who have Author’s’ final lineup… or the ones who haven’t flown home yet! 
Big thanks to #AlderneyLitfest for organising a wonderful stimulating and entertaining weekend. Returning with new energy!
Having an amazing day @alderneylitfest Walking th Having an amazing day @alderneylitfest 
Walking the coastal road in the sunshine, chatting to fellow authors especially #JuliaBoyd, giving a talk about #EthelRosenberg and signing loads of books. This makes the lonely writing process worthwhile. 

#writerscommunity #literaryfestival #channelislands
Morning all from Edinburgh! Cold but beautiful and Morning all from Edinburgh! Cold but beautiful and bracing.
Brilliant evening listening to the inimitable @kat Brilliant evening listening to the inimitable @katemossewriter tell her stories. #warriorqueen is what she is!
I think I may have found my dream cottage! Living I think I may have found my dream cottage! Living with a view of the sea, and the wonderful Victorian Jubilee pool /lido (pic3) in a place riddled with history, sea faring, pirates, seaside landladies, Methodist chapels and stunning Regency architecture ! Sadly I had just one night in the beautiful Regency Terrace, with no noise other than the odd gull. And what a great evening I had telling the story of #ethelrosenberg, the American mother killed 70 years ago in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage. Thanks to @penwithcollege @taswestcornwall for inviting and hosting me! 

#coldwarhistory #maritimehistory #Jubileepool #ilovemyjob #penzancepromenade
Delighted to have been a mentor this year on the G Delighted to have been a mentor this year on the Genesis Emerging Writers programme working with so many talented people. What a privilege it’s been and congratulations to everyone who read from work in progress today. Thanks also to the inspirational John Studzinski, whose genius is behind Genesis. See pic no 3 and thanks to @jewishbookweek for hosting and @bidisha_online for brilliant chairing.
Such a pleasure and privilege to interview journal Such a pleasure and privilege to interview journalist and author Linda Kinstler about her profoundly moving and disturbing book, Come to this Court and Cry; How the Holocaust Ends. Thanks @jewishbookweek 

#WorldWar2 #vengeance #Justice #Nuremberg #familymemoir
Glorious blue sky day to talk to the ladies of Tun Glorious blue sky day to talk to the ladies of Tunbridge Wells about some of the women I’ve written about.
Thrilled to see Bamber’s Steps are now a designa Thrilled to see Bamber’s Steps are now a designated stopping point along the Thames, in memory of the Richmond treasure Bamber Gascoigne, who died just last year but who used to swim in this stretch of the river when I first moved here. What a lovely way to remember him!
So many wonderful treasures all under one roof. Th So many wonderful treasures all under one roof. Thanks @imosebba for great lunch interlude
The Holocaust memorial at the heart of Kibbutz Net The Holocaust memorial at the heart of Kibbutz Netzer Sereni, initially founded as Kibbutz Buchenwald to offer a home to concentration camp victims after World War 2. Now renamed to reflect that it’s a branch newly sprouted (a rough translation) and in recognition of the Italian socialist and Zionist intellectual, Enzo Sereni, who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Italy but captured and murdered at Dachau. Today, alongside the flourishing clementines and avocados, the kibbutz still cares for 8 camp survivors.
Wonderful and exhilarating performance by Sonya Yo Wonderful and exhilarating performance by Sonya Yoncheva as Fedora in Umberto Giordano’s rarely performed opera thanks to @metopera. Proof that the Diva is alive and well, that art can interpret passion on a grand scale. Inspiring to see this interpretation of #strongwomen
Whoever wrote this, thank you! Whoever wrote this, thank you!
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