You could always tell when Marianne Faithfull was at a party because it was almost as though no one else of any interest was in the room. She would occasionally be seen at West London parties, or in Dublin, often hovering in the kitchen and invariably with a smile on her face.
People flocked to her because she was famous, obviously, but also because she was approachable, smart, and had had such a life of fluctuating fortunes that she seemed much like anyone else.
