A review by blakehalsey
Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman

5.0

This is a great biography of a truly fascinating person. I've heard other readers complain that Thurman didn't seem to like her subject very much, but I don't think that's true. Thurman presented her subject truthfully and Colette was not always a nice person. She was a hedonist, a conservative with severely liberal life choices, and contradicted her opinions with her life. Regardless, she lived. Really lived and was an amazing writer who took chances to tell the truth in her writing few do even today. A worthy read.