A Life of Contrasts: The Autobiography of the Most Glamorous Mitford Sister - Paperback

by Diana Mitford (Author), Selina Hastings (Foreword by)

Diana Mitford was the most glamorous of Winston Churchill's nieces and an inspiration for writers and artists-the National Gallery even immortalised her as the muse of oratory. Here she narrates in her riveting, inimitable way her exceptional aristocratic life. Many of the 20th century's most talked-about characters were friends. Not only Churchill adored her but also Adolf Hitler, who in 1936 attended her secret wedding in a private Berlin drawing room, and jazz singer the 'Hutch'. Her first marriage to Britain's richest man ended in scandal when she became the lover of Britain's most controversial politician. After the war, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor entered her life, as did Nelson Mandela.

Author Biography

Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley, was the third and most glamorous of the Mitford sisters. She first married the Hon. Bryan Guinness and six years later Sir Oswald Mosley. With both husbands she had two sons, and world-famous fashion icons Daphne and Jasmine Guinness are some of her many descendants.