![]() ![]() Yes! In actuality, while the record reflects that Nancy did report about her sister's activities to MI5 and that report played a role in Diana's incarceration, I was not able to locate documentation that Nancy engaged in the more active spying activities that I depicted in the book, although she must have been collecting information on her sister's whereabouts and companions informally for years, particularly as the political landscape shifted. ![]() ![]() ![]() When writing a character like Nancy, are you ever tempted to add more fiction or push her into a more active role than she took in real life? It's clear that despite her own beliefs, Nancy found it very difficult to act against her sisters, especially before the outbreak of war. Her recent books have explored the lives of Rosalind Franklin, whose work was central to unlocking the mystery of DNA structure the mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie and Winston Churchill's wife, Lady Clementine and, more recently, the lives of the Mitford sisters. Interview Marie Benedict's historical fiction sheds light on the lives of key historical women. ![]()
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