June Newton , renowned under her photographic

pseudonym Alice Springs , takes the reader on an

extraordinary journey from her childhood in

Australia, via work and travels with her husband

Helmut Newton, to life today in Monaco and

Los Angeles.

The photographs by and of Springs featured

throughout the book - a wonderful contemporary

mix of personal snapshots and professional

portraits of creative figures including

Yves Saint Laurent, Gore Vidal, Balthus, Robert

Mapplethorpe, Brassaï, Nicole Kidman, and

Anjelica Huston - illustrate the story of her life,

in which the houses and apartments where she

has lived stand as milestones. Her previously

unpublished diary extracts and her new writing

are lit up by gentle irony, disarming honesty,

and a photographer's eye for telling detail. Intensely

personal and engaging, this book charts

a remarkable 20th-century woman's journey

through life.

"It was during dinner one evening just before

the first publication of my photographs that

Helmut asked me what name I intended to

use. Jean Seberg and her Spanish boyfriend,

Ricardo, were among the guests and Ricardo...

asked for an atlas which I produced. He

opened it to the map of Australia, asked for a

pin, told me to shut my eyes and aim. The pin

landed at the center of The Continent - Alice

Springs. `There's your name,' he said."