Lisa Hilton

Broschiertes Buch

The Horror of Love

Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London

Beschreibung

The compelling love story of 2 extraordinary individuals, Nancy Mitford and the Free French commander Gaston Palewski, as they conducted a less than ideal love affair in post-war France. He inspired her to write "The Pursuit Of Love" and she supported him through a tumultuous political career. 'A delicious mix of drama, melancholy and enchantment' "Daily Express". 'Mitford fans will love this book' "Catholic Herald"

Autor

Lisa Hilton is the acclaimed author of The Real Queen of France: Athénais and Louis XIV, Mistress Peachum's Pleasure, Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens and The Horror of Love. She is the author of two novels, the bestselling Wolves in Winter and The House with Blue Shutters, which was shortlisted in the UK for the Commonwealth Fiction prize. She was educated at Oxford University, and lives in central London. http://lisa-hilton.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group / W&N
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 131mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9780753827734
• ISBN-10: 0753827735
• Artikelnr.: 34530535

Rezensionen

This is an account of Nancy Mitford's only real love affair and its title is taken from an exclamation she made to her sister Diana Mosley... it is a story with a delicious mix of drama, melancholy and enchantment DAILY EXPRESS