franky's picks: "modigliani - man and myth" his life story told by his orphaned daughter

Modigliani: Man and Myth by Jeanne Modigliani Translated from the Italian The Orion Press / New York This book has been on my coveted book list for years, but the price has been the deterring factor. It has been out of reprint for too long and in the used market it can cost up to $300. Finally last week after buying a 1 year online membership to "questia", I was able to done load it and read it. I have been ever fascinated by the love story between these two and the driving forces to allow their sole surviving child be orphaned. The facts are recovered her by their child as she learns of her parents' true identify and their tragic ending. I feel most her for little Jeanne, the orphaned daughter that neither parent could think about to care enough about nor the maternal French grandparents. If it was not for the grace of this child's Italian family their entires stories and little Jeanne's life could be riddled with more mis-truths and pains. What I hope to find and what I found was quite different in this book. The orphaned daughter did not write from her pain, her loss, her perspective but in the larger scheme she wrote from the factual perspective to speak for her parents legacy... again she placed herself last among the three to preserve their story... for this... I admire little Jeanne the most and want to honor her!