Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Murder, 1977 -- 2. Growing up, 1899-1922 -- 3. The Orient, 1922-1927 -- 4. Return home, 1927 -- 5. London, 1927-1949 -- 6. Sydney, 1949-1958 -- 7. Wallpaper and trucking, 1959-1969 -- 8. The final years, 1970-1977 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Florence Broadhurst, the one-time chanteuse of Shanghai, Bond Street salon owner, world-renowned wallpaper designer and Sydney socialite, lived a life steeped in subterfuge and deception. Here, for the first time, we get a glimpse at the fascinating woman behind the hand- printed brocades.