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Christabel Bielenberg, a niece of Lord Northcliffe, married a German lawyer in 1934. She lived through the war as a German citizen and wrote about her experiences in her memoir, The Past is Myself, and in its sequel, The Road Ahead. The Past is Myself was adapted for television by Dennis Potter under the title Christabel. In 1988, the Federal Republic of Germany awarded her the Commander's cross of the Order of Merit for her contribution to German-English understanding.
'Endearing and optimistic, this is a truly unmissable encounter' Cosmopolitan 'Christabel is a very funny writer, but it is the fighting spirit of this remarkable woman, every time she sees an injustice, which really shines through' Peter Grosvenor, Daily Express 'Intimate as a quiet talk round a kitchen table, her wonderful story-book writing leaves its readers the more vulnerable to the terrors she exposes' Molly Keane, Spectator 'Christabel Bielenberg writes like a dream' Peter Mullen, Daily Mail
