This is an account of life, attitudes and events in Cairo during World War II. It describes the historical background of the events of the Desert War, as well as stories and descriptions of personalities gleaned from the Ambassador's diaries and those of her grandparents, Duff and Diana Cooper.
Artemis Cooper Books
This author explores complex human relationships with penetrating psychological depth. Her style is characterized by keen observation and an elegant yet accessible prose. Through her work, she often reflects on themes of identity, memory, and the search for one's place in the world. Her writing invites readers to contemplate their own experiences and the world around them.
Patrick Leigh Fermor
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The authorized biography shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year, the National Book Awards and the Costa Biography Award
In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages of the Cold War. Against this volatile political backdrop, every aspect of life is portrayed: scores were settled in a rough and uneven justice, black marketers grew rich on the misery of the population, and a growing number of intellectual luminaries and artists including Hemingway, Beckett, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Cocteau, and Picassocontributed new ideas and a renewed vitality to this extraordinary moment in time.