Misia: The Life of Misia Sert

I love this book so much that when I travel it goes with me wrapped in plastic and I like to know it's at the bottom of my bag, the best antidote for a delay at an airport or boredom on a long flight. It's so readable and amusing and informative and funny, yet profound and moving at the same time. It's a marvellous potted history of the arts and who was who and who became who from the end of last century to the end of this. It should never be out of print.Misia knew how to live, and seemed to have such fun and style whilst doing it, captured beautifully by the authors. They make Misia live again, and with her Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Picasso, Chanel [especially Chanel] to mention but a few. Don't take my word for it, get hold of a copy and read for yourself.