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David Gigauri is a London-based researcher specialising in history and the Georgian diaspora. His first book, Be My Guest: The Georgian Recipe for Cooking Success (Sulakauri Publishing, 2013), has been translated into several languages and was featured at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 as part of the Guest of Honour selection. He frequently contributes articles to online publications and delivers talks and lectures at various societies and universities.Publication: 31st OCTOBER2024ISBN: 9781835740736Price: %u00a312.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 234 x 156 mmExtent: 368 ppThema: DMBF Biography (Arts)Author location: LondonComparative title: 9789941158797 Be My Guest%u2022 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 %u2018celebrity%u2019. %u2022 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 %u2022 Hollywood and European high society adds an extra layer of allure. What do Chanel, Sherlock Holmes, Salvador Dali, and the world%u2019s richest heiress have in common? %u2026they wereall part of the Mdivani entourage.The creation of mass media in the 1920s paved the way for five siblings to become a global lifestyle celebrity. Though professional successes adorned them, scandal reigned supreme. As they married their way into the echelons of Hollywood, American and European high society, a moniker %u201cThe Marrying Mdivanis%u201d 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.The Mdivani Saga is an astonishing biographical account of one of the 20th century's most captivating families. The story follows five siblings born to a Georgian general and his socialite wife, once stirring intrigue at the Russian Imperial court. This riches-torags-and-back-again story follows the changing fortunes of the Mdivanis as they barely escaped a revolution with just a few dollars. Within a decade, the Mdivani had turned these dollars into millions when they became the epicentre of the international jet-set %u2014until their dazzling world began to unravel.ISBN 978-1-83574-073-69 7 8 1 8 3 5 7 4 0 7 3 6THE MDIVANI SAGADavid GigauriSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comOrders: Troubador Publishing Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk0116 279 2299Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change without notice. 10/05/ 2024