The story of Florence Broadhurst has recently been introduced to the United States. An eccentric woman known in her home country of Australia as much for the myriad of personae she created—starlet, couturier, painter, design icon—as for her brutal and still unsolved murder. To this day, mystery shrouds her; one thing, however, is certain: Broadhurst's place in the history of interior décor.

Recognized worldwide for her groundbreaking wallpaper patterns, this enigmatic Australian left behind a trove of exquisite work, brilliantly displayed here in the first-ever authorized biography. Out of circulation for nearly 20 years, her wallpaper patterns and fabric prints are being restored by Signature Prints and are being sold throughout the United States to much fanfare.