Suzanne Rodriguez

A delightfully entertaining biography on a woman who's guaranteed to make you feel financially, socially and sexually inadequate in comparison.

I picked up this book because the cover appealed to my love of the Victorian. And promptly fell head over heels for Natalie, her amazing wit, daring and charisma, even before she managed, at only 23, to seduce the Liane D'Pougy the most famous of courtesan of the time. Natalie and Renee Vivien defined my last two years in college.

I picked up this book because the cover appealed to my love of the Victorian. And promptly fell head over heels for Natalie, her amazing wit, daring and charisma, even before she managed, at only 23, to seduce the Liane D'Pougy the most famous of courtesan of the time. Natalie and Renee Vivien defined my last two years in college.

Excellent biography of one of the Belle Epoque's most influencial women. The only distraction is that there weren't enough photographs of the famous and infamous people who wove in and out of Natalie Barney's life.