RaveThe Washington PostFeels like watching the unfolding of a horror film, albeit a very pretty one ... Proves immensely rewarding ... Ostler transforms history’s grand sweep into intimate profile. She has compiled a mountain of research among archives and interviews. You get the sense Ostler could walk into a party between the years 1871 and 1939 and tell you not only who’s who, but who’s sleeping with whom.
RaveThe Wall Street JournalAn excellent collection ... Understated and eclectic ... Mr. Frazier’s eye is sympathetic and free from sentimentality.
