TY - BOOK AU - Deasey,Louisa TI - A letter from Paris: a true story of hidden art, lost romance, and family reclaimed SN - 9781925713312 U1 - 920 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Brunswick, Victoria PB - Scribe Publications KW - Deasey, Louisa, KW - Deasey, Denison KW - Deasey family. KW - Deasey, Denison. KW - World War (1939-1945) KW - Fathers and daughters KW - Australia KW - Biography KW - Authors, Australian KW - Man-woman relationships KW - France KW - Paris KW - Artists KW - Europe KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Secret service KW - fast KW - Families KW - Intellectual life KW - Social conditions KW - Travel KW - Paris (France) KW - 20th century KW - Australian KW - Biographies KW - Autobiographies N1 - Multiple formats will be published; Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information); Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) N2 - When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa's father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion. The letters, dated 1949, detail a passionate affair between Louisa's father, Denison, and Coralie's grandmother, Michelle, in post-war London. They spark Louisa to find out more about her father, who died when she was six. From the seemingly simple question Who was Denison Deasey? follows a trail of discovery that leads Louisa to the libraries of Melbourne and the streets of London, to the cafes and restaurants of Paris and a poet's villa in the south of France. From her father's secret service in World War II to his relationships with some of the most famous bohemian artists in post-war Europe, Louisa unearths a portrait of a fascinating man, both at the epicentre and the mercy of the social and political currents of his time. This book is about the stories we tell ourselves, and the secrets the past can uncover. A compelling tale of inheritance and creativity, loss and reunion, it shows the power of the written word that crosses the bridges of time ER -