{"product_id":"barbizon","title":"Barbizon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON RADIO 4 \u003ci\u003eWOMAN''S HOUR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eCaptivating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a brilliant many-layered \u003cb\u003esocial history of women''s ambition\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eascinating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ea piece of forgotten female history\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDeeply researched history, leavened with gossip\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWELCOME TO THE BARBIZON, NEW YORK''S PREMIER WOMEN-ONLY HOTEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt in 1927 as a home for the ''Modern Woman'' seeking a career in the arts, the Barbizon became the place to stay for ambitious, independent women, who were lured by the promise of fame and good fortune. \u003cb\u003eSylvia Plath\u003c\/b\u003e fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and over the years, its 688 tiny floral ''highly feminine boudoirs'' also housed\u003cb\u003e Joan Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Grace Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (notorious for sneaking in men), \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCandice Bergen\u003c\/b\u003e, Charlie''s Angel\u003cb\u003e Jaclyn Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAli MacGraw\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCybil Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElaine Stritch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLiza Minnelli\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEudora Welty\u003c\/b\u003e, The Cosby Show''s \u003cb\u003ePhylicia Rashad\u003c\/b\u003e, Grey Gardens''s \u003cb\u003eEdith Bouvier Beale\u003c\/b\u003e, and writers \u003cb\u003eMona Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Ann Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e, among many others. Mademoiselle boarded its summer interns there - perfectly turned-out young women, who would never be spotted hatless - as did Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School its students - in their white-gloves and kitten heels - and the Ford Modelling Agency its young models.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BARBIZON is a colourful, glamorous portrait of the lives of the young women, who -- from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe Jazz Age New Women of the 1920s to the Liberated Women of the 1960s -- came to New York looking for something more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA treat\u003c\/b\u003e, elegantly spinning \u003cb\u003ea forgotten story of female liberation\u003c\/b\u003e, ambition and self-invention'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The story of the Barbizon is in many ways the story of American women in the twentieth century'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eIlluminating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this vivid, well researched account is testament to its \u003cb\u003evibrant history\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ethe women who made it such a powerhouse\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313643463038,"sku":"NW9781529393040","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529393040.jpg?v=1778592787","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/barbizon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}