Shanghai in the 1930s. After marrying a Shanghai businessman, Bernardine Szold Fritz settles in the city and soon becomes the linchpin of local society. International artists, business people and politicians meet in her salon. She deliberately mixes people with western and eastern backgrounds.
The book provides an exciting insight into Shanghai's salon culture during its heyday. Countless…mehrShanghai in the 1930s. After marrying a Shanghai businessman, Bernardine Szold Fritz settles in the city and soon becomes the linchpin of local society. International artists, business people and politicians meet in her salon. She deliberately mixes people with western and eastern backgrounds. The book provides an exciting insight into Shanghai's salon culture during its heyday. Countless celebrities walked in and out of Bernardine's salon, inspiring and influencing one another. Bernardine's personal life is also entertaining and lively to read. All in all, an exciting testimony of an unusual woman in a thriving city that was cosmopolitan and extremely international at the time.