Paperback edition of the biography of Mary Delany, who invented the art of collage in 1772, at the age of 72. Tracks Delany's extraordinary life, and her friendships with Swift, Handel, Hogarth, Queen Charlotte and King George III, with close-ups of her brilliant collages. 'The volume itself is a craft object, sumptuously presented and designed...' Victoria Glendinning, "Globe & Mail"