Lyndsy Spence: 3 books
Mistress of Mayfair
Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
The plot could have been inspired by Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, but unlike Waugh's novel—which parodies the era of the "Bright Young Things"—this is a real-life story of scandal, greed, corruption, and promiscuity at the heart of 1920s and '30s high society, focusing on the wily, willful...
by Lyndsy Spence, Joseph Dumas
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
A look at how the perennially popular Mitford girls would cope with modern life, with rare and unpublished images courtesy of the Mary Evans Picture Library, and extracts from archived interviews previously unused Nancy Mitford was the ultimate tease, and her talent for mockery reformed the publishing...
Mrs Guinness
The Rise and Fall of Diana Mitford, the Thirties Socialite
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Before Diana Mitford's disgrace as a social pariah, she was a celebrated member of the Bright Young Things, moving at the centre of 1920s and '30s London high society. She was a muse to many: Helleu painted her, James Lees-Milne worshipped her, Evelyn Waugh dedicated a book to her and Winston Churchill...