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The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London
The Horror of Love Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London Author:Lisa Hilton The scandalous story of Nancy Mitford's torrid love affair with Free French commander Gaston Palewski . . . Set against the extraordinary backdrop of post-war France, the compelling love story of Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski was a less than ideal affair. She was one of the twentieth century's most glamorous and popula... more »r authors; he was one of the most significant European politicians of the postwar era. He inspired her to write one of the funniest and most poignant and best-loved novels of its era: The Pursuit of Love. She supported him through a tumultuous political career. Lisa Hilton captures the complexities of their relationship amid some of the most exciting, powerful, and controversial figures of their time in this provocative and emotionally-charged volume. 8 pages of B&W photographs« less