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A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings
by Craig Brown
Can you imagine more unlikely meetings than these: Marilyn Monroe and Frank Lloyd Wright; Sergei Rachmaninoff and Harpo Marx; T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx; Madonna and Martha Graham; Michael Jackson and Nancy Reagan; Tsar Nicholas II and Harry Houdini; Nikita Khrushchev and Marilyn Monroe? They all happened. Craig Brown tells the stories of 101 such bizarre encounters in this witty, original exploration into truth-is-stranger-than-fiction.
"Starred Review. A hilarious collection of strange-but-true tales of encounters between the rich and famous... Brown is as smart as he is puckish, and there are plenty of laughs on this terrific trip through modern fame." - Kirkus Reviews
"Given the author's origins, it's not surprising there's a mild bias toward European notables - some of whom might not be familiar to American audiences - however, no character is too odd nor any encounter too trivial to be included. Entertaining, enlightening, shameless, and humorous: this collection sheds light on the life and times of some strange, wonderful, and notorious personalities." - Publishers Weekly
"Craig Brown is the wittiest writer in Britain today." - Stephen Fry
"The book that made me laugh most was Craig Brown's quirky game of biographical consequences." - Julian Barnes, Times Literary Supplement "Books of the Year"
"Much of this tragic-farcical Dance to the Music of Time is wistful and moving, as well as howlingly funny." - The Spectator (UK)
"101 ingeniously linked encounters between the famous and the infamous." - The Observer (UK)
"A delightful page turner, informed throughout with wit and learning." - The Daily Telegraph (UK)
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Craig Brown writes the Private Eye celebrity diary as well as a twice-weekly column for the Daily Mail (London) and reviews books for Mail on Sunday. He was the host of This Is Craig Brown on BBC Radio 4. Mr. Brown lives in London.
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