The Light Of Common Day

The Light Of Common Day

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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.

The Light of Common Day is the second volume of Lady Diana Cooper's celebrated autobiography, chronicling the dazzling and turbulent years of her life from the 1920s through to the Second World War. As one of the most celebrated beauties and socialites of her era, Cooper paints a vivid portrait of the glittering world of the British aristocracy, theatre, and high society, from her celebrated stage career in The Miracle to the drawing rooms of Europe's elite. Written with wit, elegance, and disarming candour, the memoir captures a world on the cusp of irreversible change, charting friendships with luminaries such as Evelyn Waugh, Winston Churchill, and Max Beerbohm. A captivating document of 20th-century British cultural and social history, it stands as an enduring testament to one of the most remarkable women of her generation.

Author: Diana Cooper
Format: Paperback
Published: 1963, Penguin Books
Genre: Biography

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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.

The Light of Common Day is the second volume of Lady Diana Cooper's celebrated autobiography, chronicling the dazzling and turbulent years of her life from the 1920s through to the Second World War. As one of the most celebrated beauties and socialites of her era, Cooper paints a vivid portrait of the glittering world of the British aristocracy, theatre, and high society, from her celebrated stage career in The Miracle to the drawing rooms of Europe's elite. Written with wit, elegance, and disarming candour, the memoir captures a world on the cusp of irreversible change, charting friendships with luminaries such as Evelyn Waugh, Winston Churchill, and Max Beerbohm. A captivating document of 20th-century British cultural and social history, it stands as an enduring testament to one of the most remarkable women of her generation.