Imagine a large house in London, home to three generations of Catholics, each of them poets, novelists, critics, publishers, artists. The drawing room is the scene of regular salons, where writers from across Britain and the world gather to read and discuss their work. Together they are shaping modern literature, seeking to express their vision of God in the most startling and beautiful forms.
That house was 47 Palace Court in Bayswater; the family were called Meynell. Presiding in the drawing room was Alice, a tall, large-eyed beauty, the subject of many drawings and paintings: she embodied all the aesthetic ideals of the early 20th century.
