Linda Lappin

Discover the Bloomsbury- Paris connection.
Follow in the footsteps of Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, and other Bloomsberries in Paris with Michael Barker. This Paris-based British architect and writer conducts private tours of the secret haunts of bohemian Paris for small groups and individuals. Visit art studios of great masters and little-known museums, drink and dine at legendary cafes, immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of "retro" Paris while discovering its history and myths, and rubbing shoulders with its illustrious and notorious ghosts. Combining a scholar's knowledge of the city with a lively presentation style, Mr. Barker is an ideal tour leader for those seeking something more than guidebooks can offer.
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In August 1922 Katherine Mansfield made a momentous decision to withdraw temporarily from her former life in order to spend a period of self-study and reflection at Gurdjieff's Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in Fontainebleau outside Paris.
Deep spiritual hunger, bitter disappointment in her husband, John Middleton Murry's inability to understand her new needs dictated by failing health, exhaustion after an extraordinarily fertile phase of creativity, all have been cited by biographers as among Mansfield's motivations for this decision which may have baffled friends and admirers at the time.
Katherine's Wish follows the final phase of Mansfield's life, starting from the moment she was diagnosed with TB till her flight to Fontainebleau in Oct. 1922. The novel focuses on Katherine, her companion Ida Baker, and her husband John Middleton Murry. Minor characters include D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, SS Kotelianski, Orage and Ouspenski.