Select format: Paperback - Large type edition Hardback The Rare and the Beautiful: The Lives of the Garmans: Large type edition By Cressida Connolly Buy now Retailers A compelling biography of a family, and a portrait of an era. Share this: Details About the Author Author: Cressida Connolly Format: Paperback ISBN: 978-0-00-724103-3 Cressida Connolly was born in 1960. She is a journalist, reviewer and author of one previous book, The Happiest Days. She lives in Worcestershire with her husband and three children.