Wigs on the Green Diana's lover and future husband Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists) and styled Eugenia Malmains after Unity. Mitford, always fond of cruel teases, was taken aback when Diana took offense to the novel and tried to placate her sister by excising the three chapters that dealt directly with her husband's caricature. Nevertheless, the book created a deep rift between the sisters. When asked to republish the book after World War II, Mitford declined. The book was never republished in her lifetime. Wigs on the Green Wigs on the Green is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first
Diana Tutton sisters, it describes Ned and Julie's love affair, which continues even after they discover that Julie is not adopted but is Ned's biological sister. Ned and Julie marry nonetheless and attempt, with the narrator's help, to keep the marriage a secret from their relatives and friends. Ned and Julie's marriage ultimately fails. As in Tutton's other novels, there is a strong contrast between the matter-of-fact narrative style and the unusual subject matter. Diana Tutton Diana Tutton was a British novelist whose books focused on women navigating difficult relationships and family situations. Her work has been compared to that of Dodie