The Light of Common Day

by Diana Cooper

Overview

Lady Diana Cooper had been famous from her earliest youth, the subject of gossip and adoration as the queen of the "Coterie," an exclusive high society set. Her marriage to Duff Cooper, a rising political star, and her career on the stage and in early silent films only increased her notoriety. Her second volume of autobiography chronicles these years in the run-up to World War II, and her adventures as an unconventional hostess, actress, wife and mother are told in typically fast-paced, witty and brilliant style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784873011
Publisher:	Penguin Random House UK
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Lady Diana Cooper's Autobiography , #2
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lady Diana Cooper (August 1892-1986) was a society darling, actress and wife of politican  Alfred Duff Cooper, DSO. Her startling beauty resulted in her playing the lead in two silent films and then Max Reinhardt’s The Miracle. In 1944, following the Liberation of Paris, the couple moved into the British Embassy in Paris. They then retired to a house at Chantilly just outside Paris. After Duff’s death in 1954 Diana remained there till 1960, when she moved back to London. 

Table of Contents

1 The Miracle 1

2 Dolls in Exile 28

3 The Reinhardt Circus 52

4 St George and the Dragons 73

5 Politics and Parties 88

6 The Gothic Farmer 101

7 Pride of Boot 131

8 The Fort and the Cruise 147

9 The Price of Admiralty 180

10 The Fog of Peace 204

11 Enchantress in the Baltic 213

12 Days of Dread 226

Index 249