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Albert Read retweeted
May 25
This book is stunning in several ways. A portrait of Belle Époque France & the contribution of Jewish families (including the Cahen d'Anvers, the family of the two girls painted by Renoir), but also an indictment of anti-semitism. #CatherineOstler #AntiSemitism #Renoir #France
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Albert Read retweeted
The fate of the Renoir girls, as told by one granddaughter; my interview with Alice’s granddaughter, the wonderful Marina Bayliss telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/…
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Apr 25
RT @LiquidFaerie: I’ve just finished the book ‘The Renoir Girls’ by Catherine Ostler, we meet a French Jewish family who lived at the glit…
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The #Renoir #Girls reveals a shocking historical story painfully relevant to today. independent.co.uk/arts-enter…
[#PinkBlue - Alice married the British officer, died in Nice. Elisabeth was sent to #Auschwitz because of her Jewish descent and died on the way to the concentration camp].
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Albert Read retweeted
Apr 14
The Jewish Renoir girls who were betrayed by France
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A thrilling book and essential reading for now. From belle époque Paris to Auschwitz — the fate of Renoir’s ‘Pink and Blue’ girls
@CatherineOstler @simonschuster
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Albert Read retweeted
Apr 10
On today's Spectator Out Loud podcast: Catherine Ostler, the former editor of Tatler, ponders the drama of the courtroom as she travels around the Kent countryside; following the news of the ceasefire with Iran, Paul Wood says that no-one knows what Trump will do next; John Power encourages Gen Z men to go hiking; and finally, astrophysicist David Whitehouse explores the dark side of the moon.
@CatherineOstler | @drdwhitehouse
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Albert Read retweeted
Catherine Ostler for The Renoir Girls | Edinburgh - Topping & Company Booksellers- last few tickets remaining for Tuesday talk - do come and join! @ToppingsEdin @alexmassie 📘🎺 toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ed…
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Albert Read retweeted
The Renoir Girls, with Catherine Ostler - Hatchards Piccadilly Tickets, Tuesday 14 April • Starts at 18:30 | Eventbrite 🎺💕Last few tickets left for Renoir Girls talk .. do join us 🌟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-renoi…
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Albert Read retweeted
So proud of my son Nathaniel who has launched this -
First Business Magazine Launched in Oxford theoxfordblue.co.uk/first-bu…
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Albert Read retweeted
Mar 13
I think that is the best advertisement I’ve ever seen.
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Mar 14
Fascinating
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Albert Read retweeted
Feb 28
What is the single funniest line Wodehouse ever wrote? No wrong answers, only joy.
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Albert Read retweeted
Here it is! Available for pre-order, the UK & US edition of THE RENOIR GIRLS 📚
A true story of three sisters, who sat for Renoir in Belle Époque Paris; of a dynasty arriving in France to the tragedy of two world wars. Splendour, secrets and betrayal...
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Jan 2
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31 Dec 2025
RT @simonmontefiore: I recommend two v different books for 2026. James McDougall’s Worlds of Islam A Global History is brilliant indispens…
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Albert Read retweeted
28 Dec 2025
Thanks to @thetimes for this happy mention! THE RENOIR GIRLS is coming in April in the UK, July in the US …
The 58 books to look out for in 2026
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Albert Read retweeted
28 Jun 2025
How three women wed to rulers in 19th-century Europe tried to steer their own fates... 👑👑👑wsj.com/arts-culture/books/t… via @WSJBooks @HelenRappaport
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Albert Read retweeted
21 Jun 2024
Here's what we're reading this week: The seeds of the war in Ukraine, women who made a splash, Joni Mitchell’s creative odyssey and more.
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