Interesting, but fairly limited in scope. The book concentrates on de Gaulle and the post war governments.
The main source material appears to be the dairies of Cooper's grand father ,Duff Cooper.(which are a very good read).
Interesting but there was more material that could have ben included which would have made it more interesting.
Wilson covers off all the major events, wars, literature, movies , politics. Highly recommended.
Good in parts but I didn't engage with the writing. Deadly dull in places which is a shame as its an interesting subject.
I've just picked up "Paris After The Liberation" -by Antony Beevor & Artemis Cooper, which will cover much of the same ground and I know Beevor & his wife can write serious history & be entertaining
Delightful, is the best description of this book and it's two predecessors.
The characters are just lovely and its laugh out loud in places. Reading this was what I did yesterday and it was the best 4 hours I've spent in a long time.
Just the beautifully written country house murder mystery. The motive and killer are an easy pick but the writing is gorgeous.
Banville wrote the Quirke series under his pen name , Benjamin Black, which were sharper mysteries but the writing wasn't of this caliber.
A fantastic over view of the UUK in the 19th century. Not heavy history, very funny in places. Wilson informs and entertains
