I read it, so should you! - "Blow by Blow" by Detmar Blow

This episode of "I read it, so should you!" could also be an episode of "Passion for Fashion".  On May 7th 2007 Isabella low, beloved eccentric fashion journalist, set an end to her life. With poison she set her life an end, and her husband Detmar Blow has, in co-work with Tom Sykes, written a biography of his wife.

Cover Copyright by Harper Collins.

Blow, who himself struggled much with depression, tell the story of his wife Isabella in a surprisingly un-kitschy way. But at the same time it is really moving. He starts off in Isabella's childhood and also sweeps back into the history of her family and her difficult childhood. Also he stalks about Isabella's relation to her father and the relation to her step-mother. Also he includes her her relation to old medieval ruins and the "palace" she grew up. Detmar involves Issie's early relationships and her proclivity to rebellion and non-conformativity. The biography also includes Issies first marriage, her moving to Texas, and her moving to New York City. Also included are her jobs at Vogue (where she became the assistant of Anna Wintour), at Tatler and meeting with Detmar.

From this point on he describes his life with her. In there he includes Issie discovering Alexander McQueen. He really goes into detail about describing their life until the time when Issie started to feel depressive.  He really goes into detail about her self destructive mode, her suicide attempts and her fighting ovarian cancer. When he writes about her death the book is really at its best. Still its a tragic story but fascinating. 

This is a definite read. And its not a light and soft read, it is really something one should read and think about while reading!