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THE MDIVANI SAGA

David Gigauri

ISBN 978-1-83574-073-6

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Publication: 31 OCTOBER 2024
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ISBN: 9781835740736
Price: £12.99

Binding: Paperback
Format: 234 x 156 mm

Extent: 368 pp
Thema: DMBF Biography (Arts)

Author location: London
Comparative title: 9789941158797 Be My Guest

• The Mdivani Family Saga is a captivating
biographical account of a unique family, offering
readers an insider's view into the lives of
individuals who paved the way for the modern
‘celebrity’.
• Offers readers a riches-to-rags-to-riches story,
following five siblings that spans across
fascinating historical periods. The blend of
prominence, pennilessness, and eventual fame
against the backdrop of
• Hollywood and European high society adds an
extra layer of allure.
David Gigauri is a London-based researcher specialising in history
and the Georgian diaspora. His first book, Be My Guest: The What do Chanel, Sherlock Holmes, Salvador Dali, and the world’s
Georgian Recipe for Cooking Success (Sulakauri Publishing, 2013), richest heiress have in common? …they were
has been translated into several languages and was featured at the all part of the Mdivani entourage.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 as part of the Guest of Honour selection. The creation of mass media in the 1920s paved the way for five
He frequently contributes articles to online publications and delivers siblings to become a global lifestyle celebrity. Though
talks and lectures at various societies and universities. professional successes adorned them, scandal reigned supreme.
As they married their way into the echelons of Hollywood,
American and European high society, a moniker “The Marrying
Mdivanis” was born.

Always dramatic and often heart-breaking, this is a whirlwind epic
spanning four continents, eleven weddings,
seven divorces and five spectacular deaths with millions in play.
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of the 20th century's most captivating families. The story follows
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0116 279 2299 rags-and-back-again story follows the changing fortunes of the
Mdivanis as they barely escaped a revolution with just a few
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change dollars. Within a decade, the Mdivani had turned these dollars
without notice. 10/05/ 2024 into millions when they became the epicentre of the international
jet-set —until their dazzling world began to unravel.