Sweet Caress

The Many Lives of Amory Clay

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Pub Date 15 Sep 2015 | Archive Date 03 Aug 2015

Description

When Amory Clay was born, in the decade before the Great War, her disappointed father gave her an androgynous name and announced the birth of a son. But this daughter was not one to let others define her; Amory became a woman who accepted no limits to what that could mean, and, from the time she picked up her first camera, one who would record her own version of events.

Moving freely between London and New York, between photojournalism and fashion photography, and between the men who love her on complicated terms, Amory establishes her reputation as a risk taker and a passionate life traveler. Her hunger for experience draws her to the decadence of Weimar Berlin and the violence of London's blackshirt riots, to the Rhineland with Allied troops and into the political tangle of war-torn Vietnam. In her ambitious career, the seminal moments of the 20th century will become the unforgettable moments of her own biography, as well.

In Sweet Caress, Amory Clay comes wondrously to life, her vibrant personality enveloping the reader from the start. And, running through the novel, her photographs over the decades allow us to experience this vast story not only with Amory's voice but with her vision. William Boyd's Sweet Caress captures an entire lifetime unforgettably within its pages. It captivates.

When Amory Clay was born, in the decade before the Great War, her disappointed father gave her an androgynous name and announced the birth of a son. But this daughter was not one to let others define...


Marketing Plan

PRE-PUBLICATION:
Launch at BEA 2015 • Major outreach to industry and literary buzz-makers • Broad pre-publication blogger and bookseller mailings • Trade advertising campaign • Broad social media outreach
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PRE-PUBLICATION:
Launch at BEA 2015 • Major outreach to industry and literary buzz-makers • Broad pre-publication blogger and bookseller mailings • Trade advertising campaign • Broad social media...


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