Drawing on unpublished family papers, Bradford reconstructs Sacheverell Sitwell's life at the epicentre of English culture in the first half of this century. She examines the range of his friendships, literary, artistic and social with - among others - T.S. Eliot, William Walton and the Duke of Westminster. The author also examines the remarkable story of the Sitwell family, including the eccentric Sir George and Lady Ida, and the symbiotic relationship between the three literary siblings Edith, Osbert and Sachie.