Departures Magazine For the past few years, I’ve bought practically everything online. It’s easy convenience, and when I open the beautiful box with its multiple layers of tissue paper, I can pretend that a secret admirer has sent me a present. Recently,...
Vogue A chance encounter with New York City society doyenne Nan Kempner led to Patricia Morrisroe’s education in the art of having fun. Two summers ago, while strolling around Piazza San Marco, I passed by Missiaglia, the oldest jeweler in Venice. Read...
Modern Love, New York Times ON a romantic trip through the English countryside, my husband fell in love with another woman. He met her at a car rental agency on the outskirts of London, where she arrived with the upgrade package. Nervous about driving on the opposite...
Departures Few gave Gucci a fighting chance when Tom Ford left in 2004. But out of the ashes rose creative director Frida Giannini, who has silenced the naysayers by striking a balance between flashy extravagance and understated elegance. Read...
Vogue Slender and at risk for Osteoporosis, Patricia Morrisroe began taking medicine daily. Now, ten years later, she wonders: did the drugs do more harm than good? No body would ever call me a daredevil—reading is my favorite pastime—but over the years...
Vogue Young and in love, Patricia Morrisroe moved into her boyfriend’s Sutton Place apartment only to have her visions of a romantic summer subsumed by a family drama. When I was in a used-book store recently, I came across a photograph o a dark haired young...
Captivating and emotionally compelling. Morrisroe writes with intelligence and great wit.” Her spirited heroine is simply unforgettable. I could not put it down.
Sheila WellerAuthor of the New York Times bestseller Girls Like Us