The Silver Book by Olivia Laing Peter Hujar Rachael Allen

Rachael Allen

The Last Basket Makers from Risa refers to a lineage of artisans producing the enigmatic Hedared basket—from Lennart

it is the definitive account of a visionary whose influence is only just beginning to be appreciated in full

Yet amidst confusion and grief

She travels with friends who share her interest in food

The Silver Book by Olivia Laing Peter Hujar Rachael AllenIt is dangerous to want someone this much. He has always known it, from the very first night. It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realising the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini. Donati is in Venice to produce sketches for Fellinis Casanova. A young and beautiful