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Virago Press (UK), London, 2013. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage, beautiful, spirited Pannonica - known as Nica - seemed to have it all: children, a handsome husband and a trust fund. But in the early 1950s she heard a piece by the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. The music overtook her like a magic spell, and she abandoned her marriage to go and find him. Arriving in New York, Nica was shunned by society but accepted by the musicians. They gave her friendship; she gave them material and emotional support. Her convertible Bentley was a familiar sight outside the clubs and she drank whisky from a hip flask disguised as a Bible. Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982. The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under…
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The Baroness: The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild Paperback - 2013
by Rothschild, Hannah
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- Title The Baroness: The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild
- Author Rothschild, Hannah
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- Pages 320
- Language ENG
- Publisher Virago Press, London
- Date 2013
- ISBN 9781844086047
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