Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952

Cooper, Diana

ISBN 10: 0701187794 / ISBN 13: 9780701187798

Published by Chatto & Windus, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0701187794
• ISBN 13: 9780701187798
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. First edition, first impression. Minor shelfwear to jacket only, no other faults. Very good condition. AD

About the Author

Lady Diana Cooper was born on 29 August 1892. She married Alfred Duff Cooper, DSO., who became one of the Second Word War's key politicians. Her startling beauty resulted in her playing the lead in two silent films and then Max Reinhardt's The Miracle. In 1944, following the Liberation of Paris, the couple moved into the British Embassy, Paris. They then retired to a house at Chantilly just outside Paris. After Duff's death in 1954 Diana remained there till 1960, when she moved back to London. She died in 1986. John Julius Norwich, the only son of Diana and Duff Cooper, is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice, the Byzantine Empire,the Mediterranean and, most recently, The Popes. He has also written on architecture, music and the history plays of Shakespeare, and has presented some thirty historical documentaries on BBC Television.