Unity Mitford – upon whom the character Liberty, in my book, Resolution, is based – will forever be connected with a special little bit of Italy in the heart of Munich.The Osteria Bavaria restaurant was originally opened in 1890 making it the oldest Italian restaurant in Germany. Its founder was Joseph Deutelmoser, a German who wasContinue reading “Osteria Bavaria – The finest Italian restaurant in Germany”
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Hemingway, herrings and Brasserie Lipp
The Brasserie Lipp is used for an important scene in my book Resolution; it’s also a Paris institution.The endearing eaterie can be found on Boulevard Saint-Germain in the middle of the city’s Rive Gauche district and was once a favourite of Ernest Hemingway, Marc Chagall and Albert Camus. Hemingway in particular used to write hereContinue reading “Hemingway, herrings and Brasserie Lipp”
Where was Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest?
One of the significant scenes in my book, Resolution, is set at Hitler’s mountain top Eagle’s Nest, also known as the Kehlsteinhaus. Although much of the Nazi-owned property in the area was destroyed at the end of WW2, this tiny lair set atop the Berchtesgaden Alps is still open to the public. The building isContinue reading “Where was Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest?”
Unity Mitford – is she Liberty Barnham?
Unity Mitford was one of the famous Mitford sisters, a socialite from a rich Home Counties family, who grew up in the 1920s.She went to finishing school in Munich in the late 1930s where she became a friend of Adolf Hitler and mixed with his inner circle. Shortly after war broke out, she tried toContinue reading “Unity Mitford – is she Liberty Barnham?”
