“A brilliant fictional portrait of Peggy Guggenheim, a woman who defied convention and became one of the most influential women in 20th century art. . . . I gulped this book and then, sorry it was done, wanted to start over again.” —Heather Reisman, Heather’s Picks (Indigo)

“That the novel exists at all is a testament to the work of all those involved; that Peggy is a powerfully subversive delight is something of a marvel.” —Toronto Star

“An affecting rendition of Guggenheim’s life.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Peggy had often been misunderstood and disrespected, seen as a slutty dilettante who threw her money around. But Rebecca [Godfrey] took Peggy seriously, as a woman full of wit, savvy, and passion, hungry for experience and purpose and with an eye for art, and for people, that others couldn’t yet appreciate.” —Leslie Jamison, in The New Yorker

“Empathetic. . . . Peggy follows the titular late heiress from the ages of 14 to 60 as she discovers her love of fine art, finds her place in a sexist and anti-Semitic world, and makes a name for herself.” —TIME

“Beautifully written, boldly imagined. . . . If, like Jamison (and indeed, like me), you are ready to begin your own Peggy Guggenheim research project, Peggy is an excellent place to start.” —The Washington Post

“A fascinating portrait. . . . [Godfrey's] friend Leslie Jamison wrote the final part, and has done a wonderful job of keeping the tone and flavour of the original going until the end.” —The Sunday Times

“Godfrey does full justice to the rich eccentricity of the story but, more important, she does justice to Peggy herself by giving her a voice—one that is intimate, urgent, imagistic.” —Financial Times

“Richly drawn. . . . Peggy is a rich—in all senses—and rewarding summer read.” —The Telegraph

“A celebration of love. . . . Her prose on those pages that she pored over the longest positively gleams with an electric brio.” —The Boston Globe

“Peggy, a fictionalization of heiress and gallerist Peggy Guggenheim’s life, is Godfrey’s third and final book, which she wrote during the final decade of her life.” —Los Angeles Times

“Godfrey takes a different approach to Guggenheim, taking her seriously as a whole person instead of writing her off as an heiress with no taste splashing her money around.” —Quill & Quire

“[Peggy is] a devoted, creative version of the life, often in romantic thrall to the mercurial, impulsive, insulated figure at its center. . . . A vivid, indulgent imagining of the legendary collector.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Magnificent. . . . Readers will be won over by Godfrey’s incandescent portrait of a singular woman.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The novel follows Guggenheim’s whirlwind life through the art worlds of America and Europe, and the interesting, high-brow, and often sexist circles she traveled in.” —W magazine

“An exhilarating and absorbing portrait of a fascinating woman.” —Grazia

“A smart, exciting, and big-hearted book that not only thinks about what a life can be but also how it becomes legendary.” —Town & Country

“A lush novel infused with torment, determination, and wit. With keenly drawn characters based on real-life figures and a vivid and illuminating historical context, Peggy . . . is enthralling, revealing, and resonant.” —Booklist

“A beautifully imagined and superbly written novel about the tenuous line between life and art. Godfrey brilliantly resurrects the avant-garde adventurer Peggy Guggenheim as a feminist icon for our times.” —Jenny Offill

“A tremendous work of the imagination. . . . Peggy Guggenheim embodied the twentieth century, but attempts to capture her vitality and uniqueness have tended to fall flat. No more! Rebecca Godfrey’s prose is as stylish as her protagonist and every bit as deep, sensuous, and thoughtful. . . . An unparalleled life presented as a page-turner.” —Gary Shteyngart