The Violently Colored Life:
Her Modigliani Pages
"Perrin Ireland has written an unforgettable book: wise, and deeply moving, beautifully written, and wonderfully illustrated. Told in an enchanting and enchanted voice, it’s filled with fascinating details about the lives of the great painters and poets who congregated in Montparnasse during the early part of the 20th century: Jeanne Hébuterne, Amedeo Modigliani, Picasso, Gertrude Stein, Brâncuşi, Chaim Soutine, Berthe Morisot, Anna Akhmatova, Apollinaire, and so many others. Ireland has created a whole out of an exotic, yet familiar world, which manages to reflect all the joy and suffering of our own lives. Sheila Kohler, author of Becoming Jane Eyre, Once We Were Sisters and, most recently, Open Secrets