Some of My Lives

A New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice Rosamond Bernier has known many (one is tempted to say all) of the greatest artists and composers of the twentieth century. In Some of My Lives she has made a kind of literary scrapbook from an extraordinary array of writings ranging from scholarly articles for American publications to her many contributions to the art journal L''ŒIL which she cofounded in 1955. Through the stories of her encounters with Pablo Picasso Henri Matisse Leonard Bernstein Max Ernst Aaron Copland Malcolm Lowry and Karl Lagerfeld we come to understand the sheer richness of Bernier''s experiences and memories. Pithy hilarious and wise Some of My Lives is a multifaceted self-portrait of a life informed and surrounded by the arts.