She was almost seduced by Kirk Douglas, lived the life of dolce vita in Italy, and fell in love with Nino Cerrutti. Britt Ahlfert Brown certainly had an interesting life. However, the wring was too ‘staccato’ for my liking. The first part when she lived in Paris and Rome was much better than the middle, which I just skimmed, and the last part. There were many descriptions of her travels and her falling in love with various men especially in the last part of the book, which became a bit dull I felt. Still, it is a good snapshot of a more innocent time.

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This was a beautiful memior. I love people who are willing to share all aspects of their life, love story, and so much more. I think Brown wrote a beautiful and raw memior that I loved to read.

Unfortunately, I didn't really get on with The Time For Lovers.

The memoir side if it intrigued me. I love foraging myself into the lived life of a person. Often, it makes me want to just go out and live my own life too. All the exciting memories of a person really can be invigorating. Britt Ahlfert Brown sure has led an exciting life, full of boasts and romance and privilege. But as far as writing goes, I struggled.

It felt to me like a bullet point list at times. I think I found the lack of retrospect also not to my taste. There's no voice in the words, only actions. The most she gives away about herself is her height. For a book full of dalliances and exciting times, Brown has quite a Scandinavian, sterile approach. You'd think reading about these events would be full of passion and joie de vivre but instead it read a little too cool and detached for my liking.

But I've got to say, I enjoyed all the little photographs, and Britt Ahlfert Brown really did seem to live a full life. I just didn't really gel with the approach.