Last Friday (26/06/09), I finished reading this book. I wouldn’t say I enjoyed a lot but it’s still pleasurable reading it.
This is actually a biography of Diana Mosley. It talked about her childhood to her affiliation to Hitler.
Beginning is all about her upbringing, she was fortunate to be born in a relatively well-to-do family where she enjoyed a luxury lifestyle. But she lacked of parents’ love. Her mother was a disciplinarian and her father nonchalant about them.
I would say she grew up in a traditional family where they hoped to have a boy (after many girls, her parents finally have a boy).
She grew up never attending school despite her family financial standing, and only her brother got the privileged.
She desperately wanted her freedom, thus at the age of 18, she agreed to marry Bryan Guinness. He came from an upper class, even higher than her family. Initially she was reluctance to get married but she knew the only way to be free from her parents would be marriage.
Bryan showered her with love and affection, and they had 2 sons (Jonathan & Desmond), but their marriage wasn’t meant to be lasting.
The tipping point came when Diana’s path crossed with Tom Mosley. He was married with 3 children, but he’s a womanizer. Both of them I would say committed adultery.
Diana was madly in love with him, and decided to divorce her husband which was something very uncommon during that period.
During this period, her younger sister Unity introduced her to Hitler’s political party. Through her sister, Diana cultivated a liking for the party and gradually both of them came to know Hitler personally and many of the high officials.
She even used her connection with Hitler to help Tom (her husband by now) in his political party (his fascist idea) in England.
WWII broke out, and Tom was targeted and locked away. Diana’s ex-father-in-law bearing the grudges for her divorce from his son took the opportunity and reported her connection to Germany. Eventually, she was locked up too (by now she had 2 sons with Tom).
Both of them were locked up during the war period and were released after the war, but they were not allowed to travel. All their travel documents had been confiscated. At least, they had freedom in their own country.
The later part talked about their re-building of life not really interesting, and her ideology of Hitler which doesn’t interest me much either.
Perhaps the only thing interesting was her sister commitment to Germany’s political group and another sister, Jessica commitment to Communist ideas. I was intrigued that political played such a major role in their relationship……..
This is actually a biography of Diana Mosley. It talked about her childhood to her affiliation to Hitler.
Beginning is all about her upbringing, she was fortunate to be born in a relatively well-to-do family where she enjoyed a luxury lifestyle. But she lacked of parents’ love. Her mother was a disciplinarian and her father nonchalant about them.
I would say she grew up in a traditional family where they hoped to have a boy (after many girls, her parents finally have a boy).
She grew up never attending school despite her family financial standing, and only her brother got the privileged.
She desperately wanted her freedom, thus at the age of 18, she agreed to marry Bryan Guinness. He came from an upper class, even higher than her family. Initially she was reluctance to get married but she knew the only way to be free from her parents would be marriage.
Bryan showered her with love and affection, and they had 2 sons (Jonathan & Desmond), but their marriage wasn’t meant to be lasting.
The tipping point came when Diana’s path crossed with Tom Mosley. He was married with 3 children, but he’s a womanizer. Both of them I would say committed adultery.
Diana was madly in love with him, and decided to divorce her husband which was something very uncommon during that period.
During this period, her younger sister Unity introduced her to Hitler’s political party. Through her sister, Diana cultivated a liking for the party and gradually both of them came to know Hitler personally and many of the high officials.
She even used her connection with Hitler to help Tom (her husband by now) in his political party (his fascist idea) in England.
WWII broke out, and Tom was targeted and locked away. Diana’s ex-father-in-law bearing the grudges for her divorce from his son took the opportunity and reported her connection to Germany. Eventually, she was locked up too (by now she had 2 sons with Tom).
Both of them were locked up during the war period and were released after the war, but they were not allowed to travel. All their travel documents had been confiscated. At least, they had freedom in their own country.
The later part talked about their re-building of life not really interesting, and her ideology of Hitler which doesn’t interest me much either.
Perhaps the only thing interesting was her sister commitment to Germany’s political group and another sister, Jessica commitment to Communist ideas. I was intrigued that political played such a major role in their relationship……..
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