Hannah’s features and interviews appear in The Telegraph, The Times (London), The New York Times and Vogue. Her documentaries have been shown on the BBC, HBO and at international film festivals. She has lectured on art, film and philanthropy at the Getty, the Royal Academy of Arts and at the Hay Festival. From August 2015 to October 2019 she was the first female Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery in London. Hannah Rothschild has written a wonderful satirical novel about a rare French Painting.' Andrew Marr, Start the Week She became a trustee of London's National Gallery in 2009 after applying to an advert in The Guardian. In 2013, she became the liaison trustee for the Tate Gallery. [11] In August 2015, she became the first woman to chair the National Gallery's board. In 2017, her term was extended by four years; however she later resigned from the position in June 2019 citing a wish to devote more time to writing and to her family's wide-ranging activities and philanthropic concerns. [12] She will remain Chair of the American Friends of the National Gallery, a post she's held since August 2015. Rothchild's first novel, The Improbability of Love, was published in May 2015. [5] The story follows a female protagonist who comes across a lost Watteau and becomes embroiled in the dealings of the art world's elite. The Guardian said, "her depiction of the rarefied art world is gripping". The book was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize [6] and was joint winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. It has been translated into more than twenty languages and was chosen as one of Waterstones "Books of the Year". In 2008, The Telegraph wrote that “the Rothschild name has become synonymous with money and power to a degree that no other family has quite matched”, and, until a century ago, the Rothschilds, the most famous of all European banking dynasties, were the richest family in the world (the title currently goes to the Walton family who founded Walmart). But whereas the Roys, the dysfunctional American global-media family in the HBO/Sky drama, use “PJs” (private jets) like buses, Rothschild insists her family aren’t so flashy.

Abit of escapism tinged with schadenfreude, seen here by a sharp eye and seasoned with a tart tongue.' Washington Times Her fourth book, a novel titled High Time, was published in June 2023 by Bloomsbury and Knopf. [10] Tomlinson Sleet is an appalling ‘vulgarian,’ motivated by narcissism, greed, and a need for attention—A combination of Scrooge, the Grinch, and a certain politician who will not be named. Sleet has married three wives, possessions who soon lost their luster after he obtained them. Rothschild has returned to the Trelawneys in High Time, the focus moving to Ayesha, the illegitimate daughter of the much-admired Anastasia, and her husband, Sir Thomlinson Sleet, a multibillionaire known as the Vulgarian, and whose personal motto is “Missing any opportunity to make money is a deadly sin”. Lovingly compiled memoir..' '…This is an honest portrait of an extraordinary life. It's a gripping yarn that more than proves that life is stranger than fiction.' Literary ReviewAyesha is his latest wife, beautiful and young and the mother of his child. But there is someone new on his radar–a gorgeous Albanian crypto-currency guru who lures with dreams of untold wealth. Sleet sees her as the perfect combination of trophy wife and financial gain. She has kept him at arm’s length, demanding he invest millions before she will allows him a few minutes in her presence. A satirical comedy of manners on the ways business and finance interact - and is a whole lot of fun too. Wonderful and fanciful...High Time is fast-paced and high energy, but also contains moment of real sentiment. Hannah proves her deftness for wit and style in this Mitfordesque satire. High art hustles and Cornish castles, High Time is perfect escapist reading with real heart."- City AM Astonishing Viewing. A jaw droppingly candid view- that takes no prisoners- of a tumultuous period in British politics.' Sharon Lougher, Metro Richly textured, elegantly told and often as surprising as its subject, Hannah Rothschild's biography of her great-aunt is a moving tribute to a fascinating and original woman' Country Life The Baroness is a biography of Hannah Rothschild great-aunt, Pannonica Rothschild aka Nica the youngest of four children in her family. For Pannonica, being a scion of the Rothschild family meant living a life of luxury and life was lonely for the free-spirited woman, and the only escape was marriage.

When I took over as chair of the National Gallery in London, I found out that less than one percent of 2,600 paintings in the collection were by women. One of my proudest moments was leading a successful campaign to buy a masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi, which now hangs on the gallery walls. My personal taste in art is broad—recently I’ve been admiring works by contemporary artists including Christina Kimeze, Louise Giovanelli, and Kaye Donachie. the British haven’t lost is their sense of humor, and Ms. Rothschild provides a large dose of it in this quirky satire.’ The Wall Street Journal Rothschild originated the Illuminated River project to light Central London's bridges, transforming the Thames at night "from a snake of darkness into a ribbon of light." [14] An international jury, chaired by Rothschild, chose American artist Leo Villareal and in July 2019, the first five of fifteen bridges were lit. Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982. An angry, powerful book seething with love and outrage for a community too often stereotyped or ignored.The story also introduces other characters- some who are more convincing than other with each representing different aspect of the art business. The indigent British man is trying to stay afloat, a fashion advisor, and experts who dedicate their lives to studying artists. Tension rise when the main character, Annie gets entangled in a world of a diabolical plot. Unfortunately, Annie accepts a job as a private chef for a very powerful art dealer and all it’s not what it seems for the aging patriarch. He’s determined to do whatever it takes to cover his past in which his new chef plays a crucial role.