THE VANITY FAIR DIARIES : 1983-1992 PB – TINA BROWN

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 Conde 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.