num_pages: 244
description: The Green Hat perfectly reflects the atmosphere of the 1920sthe post-war fashion for verbal smartness youthful cynicism and the spirit of rebellion of the bright young things of Mayfair. Iris Storm femme fatale races around London and Europe in her yellow Hispano-Suiza surrounded by romantic intrigue but beneath the glamour she is destined to be a tragic heroine. A perfect synecdoche in fact: as the hat is to the woman so the words of the title are to an entire literary style. The success of the novel when it was first published in 1924 led to its adaptation for the screen with Greta Garbo starring as Iris Storm.
language: English
title: The Green Hat
publisher: Robin Clark Ltd