Mosley, Charlotte (ed.) - IN TEARING HASTE. Letters Between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor.

New York, New York Review Books, 2010. 2nd printing 390 pp. cloth / linen with dustjacket. In 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire - youngest of the six Mitford sisters - invited Patrick Leigh Fermor to Lismore Castle, the Devonshires' house in Ireland. This halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of sporadic but highly entertaining letters. There can rarely have been such contrasting styles: Debo - smart, idiosyncratic, and funny - darts from subject to subject while Paddy - polyglot and widely-read prose virtuoso - replies in the polished manner that has earned him recognition as one of the finest writers in the English language. Illustrated with b/w photos. very good condition