Contents

Family Tree

Introduction

1 Victorian Roots, 1894–1904

2 Edwardian Afternoon, 1904–15

3 Nursery Days, 1915–22

4 Roaring Twenties, 1922–9

5 Bright Young Things, 1929–30

6 The Stage is Set, 1930–32

7 Slings and Arrows, 1932–4

8 Unity and the Führer, 1934–5

9 Secret Marriage, 1935–7

10 Elopement, 1937

11 Family at Odds, 1937–8

12 Slide towards Conflict, 1938

13 No Laughing Matter, 1939

14 Irreconcilable Differences, 1940–41

15 Gains and Losses, 1941–3

16 Women at War, 1943–4

17 The French Lady Writer, 1944–7

18 Truth and Consequences, 1948–55

19 Return to the Old Country, 1955–8

20 A Cold Wind to the Heart, 1958–66

21 Views and Reviews, 1966–80

22 Relatively Calm Waters, 1980–2000

Source Notes

Acknowledgements and Credits

Select Bibliography

Index