Penelope Rowlands

Penelope Rowlands is a journalist and the author of "A Dash Of Daring," a critically acclaimed biography of Carmel Snow, the brilliant Irish-born editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar (from 1934-1958).

Rowlands has also edited two well-received anthologies, "Paris Was Ours" and "The Beatles Are Here!" -- in each case also contributing both the introduction and an essay of her own. She is the author of three books on design, including monographs on Jean Prouvé and Eileen Gray.

She is currently working on a new biography...

Read more at www.peneloperowlands.com and www.pariswasours.com