Diana Mosley: A Biography of the Glamorous Mitford Sister Who Became Hitlers Friend and Married the Leader of Britains Fascists Book

Diana Mosley was born Diana Freeman-Mitford, the fourth child of the famously eccentric Lord Redesdale and perhaps the most intellectually brilliant of all the mad, marvellous Mitford sisters. Along with intellect, she was also beautiful, glamorous and wealthy but she seemed to be prepared to sacrifice it all when she met and fell in love with Sir Oswald Mosley, the leader of British fascism. Jan Dalley offers us a fascinating portrait of a complex personality and an entire era in British history and is careful not to confuse Mosley's rather paternalistic, reactionary fascism with the genocidal and murderous variety that was Nazism. Unfortunately, Diana did rather admire Hitler too and has left flattering descriptions of, among other unlikely things, his sense of humour: His imitations of Mussolini were thought particularly droll. Other colourful characters revolve around the periphery of the story: Evelyn Waugh, Lord Berners, Bryan Guinness, the adorable Nancy Mitford. But it is Diana herself who commands our attention, with all her dark ambiguity and charm. --Christopher HartRead More