The New York Review of Books - USA - 16.12.2021

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“A preposterously entertaining


history of the postwar country house.


... Unnervingly and deliciously vivid.”


—RACHEL COOKE, OBSERVER

“This is by far the best book


we have on Maximilian and Carlotta’s


ill-fated rule in Mexico.”


—ALICE L. BAUMGARTNER,
AUTHOR OF SOUTH TO FREEDOM

“Fascinating, comprehensive study


that forces us to think again


about what law is, and why it matters.”


—RANA MITTER, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

“A wildly ambitious and


entertainingly lurid history.”


—TIMES

“Densely erudite,


but also richly inventive.”


—TIMES (LONDON)

“Authoritative, compelling, and


beautifully written. A wonderful book.”


—PETER FRANKOPAN, AUTHOR OF THE SILK ROADS

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