In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor |
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| Authors: | Devonshire, Deborah & Leigh Fermor, Patrick |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO026000, BIO013000, LCO011000 |
| ISBN: | 9781681371870, Related ISBNs: 1681371863, 1681371871, 9781681371863, 9781681371870 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 416, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Now in paperback, Patrick Leigh Fermor and Deborah Devonshire's witty, informative, and altogether delightful correspondence.
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 Devonshires’ house in Ireland. The halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining correspondence.
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 Devonshires’ house in Ireland. The halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining correspondence.
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