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"[A] spirited and deeply researched project ... . [Benkemoun's] affection for her subject is infectious. This book gives a satisfying treatment to a woman who has been conned for decades to a Cubist's limited interpretation." - Joumana Khatib, The New York TimesMerging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar through a serendipitous encounter with the artist's address book.In search of a replacement for his lost Herms agenda, Brigitte Benkemoun's husband buys a vintage diary on eBay. When it arrives, she opens it and finds inside private notes dating back to 1951 - twenty pages of phone numbers and addresses for Balthus, Brassa, Andr Breton, Jean Cocteau, Paul luard, Leonor Fini, Jacqueline Lamba, and other artistic luminaries of the European avant-garde.