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“The biography is by a relative of hers who is a journalist, Joanna Moorhead. She’s a mover and a shaker and I read the other day that the film rights have been sold. It’s a very colorful life that will certainly make a heck of a film! From debutante in Lancashire, to founder of women’s lib in Mexico. This is the most tabloid of the books and its style is rather suited to Leonora’s life and art, actually.” Read more...
Sue Prideaux, Biographer
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