Nancy Mitford by Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford by Nancy Mitford

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From the letters and materials Nancy Mitford had been gathering for her autobiography, this work draws a portrait of the author of "Love in a Cold Climate" and "The Pursuit of Love", who was so unhappy in love herself.

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Nancy Mitford by Nancy Mitford

What was Nancy Mitford's wicked sense of humour really like? The writer and poet Harold Acton was - like Nancy Mitford herself - one of the Bright Young Things and a life-long close friend with whom she stayed in touch from Paris and London. From the letters and materials she had been gathering for her autobiography, Acton draws an irresistibly sparkling portrait of the author of "Love in a Cold Climate" and "The Pursuit of Love", who was so unhappy in love herself. Full of her waspish wit, gossip, and the drops of acid she liked to pour on the pretensions of her time, he paints a fresh portrait that is unlikely to be surpassed.
The autobiography Nancy Mitford intended to write herself' Daily Mail " 'A hotline to Nancy Mitford.' Deborah Moggach " Foreword by Diana Mosley " 'Weep with laughter.' India Knight, London Review of Books
Harold Acton was one of the bright young things (Evelyn Waugh based one of his most loved characters on him) who was one of Nancy Mitford's closest friends. Diana Mitford was Nancy Mitford's sister and a friend of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
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ISBN 13 9781906142575
ISBN 10 1906142572
Title Nancy Mitford
Author Nancy Mitford
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gibson Square Books Ltd
Year published 2005-12-01
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.