In Tearing Haste: Letters Between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor

Patrick Leigh Fermor; Deborah Mitford; Charlotte Mosley (Editor); Deborah Devonshire

In spring 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. This halcyon visit sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of sporadic but highl...