Diana Cooper the biography of Diana Lady Cooper

Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1983. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: pphotographs. Synopsis: Lady Diana Cooper was in her prime widely regarded as the most beautiful woman in England and the idol of her generation. She was witty, outrageous, generous and loyal. Famous as a member of the aristocratic and intellectual group 'The Cotorie', she later edited the magazine Femina before starting a career as an actress on the stage and then in films during the 1920s. Her husband, Duff Cooper, was parliament in 1924 and Diana continued as a society hostess until his retirement in 1947. Diana wrote three volumes of memoirs in the 1950s which are also published by Faber Finds, and she died in 1986 aged 93. Philip Ziegler's biography is a compulsive read, telling the story of a remarkable woman and her passionate life. This is the first Penguin edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 384 pages. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: pphotographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Europe; ISBN: 0140060375. ISBN/EAN: 9780140060379. Inventory No: 0264580. . 9780140060379