Courtfield Road Summary and Analysis

Marianne started going to Courtfield Road a year after her son was born. She felt the need to leave the flat. She also felt trapped. She began to find her husband John and his brainy friends to be tiresome. Plus, John wouldn't allow Marianne to smoke pot at home, so she also enjoyed hash at Courtfield Road.

Marianne describes her time staying at Courtfield Road with her friends Brian Jones and Anita Pallenberg. She said it was a home away from home. Brian Jones was a member of the Rolling Stones and Anita was his dynamic girlfriend. They lived together in a bohemian setting and did lots of drugs. Marianne writes, "Anita and Brian were like two beautiful children who had inherited a decrepit palazzo." Marianne does point out that Brian was physically abusing Anita. She always had bruises...