Why Not Say What Happened?: A Memoir

Born into one of the most celebrated Anglo-Irish families, the Guinnesses, Ivana Lowell grew up at the whim of two literary heavyweights--her mother, writer Lady Caroline Blackwood, and stepfather, poet Robert Lowell.

Now, with an incisive eye and a wicked sense of humor, she shares the stories we've always wanted to hear. She tells of following the famous authors from one crumbling, drafty country house to another, and of summers spent with madcap relatives such as her maternal grandmother, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, and her "old friend," the Queen Mother. But Ivana also has darker stories to tell: about her childhood accident, about her own stints in rehab, and, finally, about discovering the secret Lady Caroline had successfully kept from Ivana her entire life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 11/01/2011
ISBN: 9780307387400
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.19w x 0.73d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 12/11/2011 pg. 44