In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and

In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor
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In the spring of 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters, invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshiresâ€™ house in Ireland. The halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining correspondence. When something caught their interest and they knew the other would be amused, they sent off a letterâ€”there are glimpses of President Kennedyâ€™s inauguration, weekends at Sandringham, filming with Errol Flynn, the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, and, above all, life at Chatsworth, the great house that Debo spent much of her life restoring, and of Paddy in the house that he and his wife designed and built on the southernmost peninsula of Greece.

There rarely have been such contrasting styles: Deboâ€”smart, idiosyncratic, and funnyâ€”darts from subject to subject, dashing off letters in her breezy, spontaneous style. Paddy, the polygot and widely read virtuoso, replies in the fluent polished manner that has earned him recognition as one of the finest writers in the English language.

As editor Charlotte Mosley writes, â€œMuch of the charm of the letters lies in their authorsâ€™ particular outlook on life. Both are acutely observant and clear-sighted about human failings, but their lack of cynicism and gift for looking on the bright side bear out the maxim that the world tends to treat you as you find it. On the whole, the people they meet are good to them, the places they visit enchant them, and they succeed splendidly in all they set out to do. This lightheartednessâ€”a trait that attracted many, often less sunny, people towards themâ€”gives their letters an irresistible fizz and sparkle.â€
Country USA
Brand New York Review Books
Manufacturer New York Review Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-10-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590173589

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review Books
Manufacturer	New York Review Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2010-10-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590173589

In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor

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