For fifteen years, Lara Marlowe's reporting in the Irish Times has endeared her to Irish readers. When she wasn't covering the fraught politics of the US, France and the Middle East, Marlowe indulged in her passion for art and literature, writing meticulously researched articles on painters from Botticelli to Monet and Picasso, and writers from Balzac to Proust and Sartre.
Marlowe's essays, gathered together in Painted With Words remain fresh and spontaneous. With her eye for detail and ear for the revealing anecdote, she examines the work and life stories of the creative geniuses who've inhabited Paris, including Irish men and women.
All of us carry a collection of images in our heads and the words of great writers in our hearts. This is Marlowe's personal museum and library, the culmination of a cultural journey spanning decades, lavishly illustrated with dozens of images chosen by her.
