Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992

Based on the true story of Tina Brown, who was summoned in 1983 to save Condé Nast's struggling Vanity Fair, the book is a sharply observed account of New York and London society. It includes inside stories of scoops and covers that sold millions, such as the Reagan kiss, the meltdown of Princess Diana's marriage, and the Annie Leibovitz cover of a pregnant, naked Demi Moore.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2018
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

'Indiscreet, brilliantly observed, frequently hilarious' Evening Standard
'Hang on - it's a wild ride' Meryl Streep

It's 1983. A young Englishwoman arrives in Manhattan on a mission. Summoned in the hope that she can save Condé Nast's troubled new flagship Vanity Fair, Tina Brown is plunged into the maelstrom of competitive New York media. She survives the politics and the intrigue by a simple stratagem: succeeding.

Here are the inside stories of the scoops and covers that sold millions: the Reagan kiss, the meltdown of Princess Diana's marriage to Prince Charles, the sensational Annie Leibovitz cover of a gloriously pregnant, naked Demi Moore. Written with dash and verve, the diary is also a sharply observed account of New York and London society. In its cinematic pages the drama, comedy and struggle of raising a family and running an 'it' magazine come to life.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 193 x 123 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474608411