COMP CLOSED: ‘The Vanity Fair Diaries’

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Tina Brown’s “tell all” memoir, The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 – covering her eight years as editor and chief of… you guessed it… Vanity Fair magazine.

These “sizzling” diaries paint a riveting portrait of the flash, dash and follies of the 1980s in New York and Hollywood. These include the inside stories of Vanity Fair scoops and covers that sold millions – such as the Reagan kiss, the meltdown of Princess Diana's marriage to Prince Charles, and the sensational Annie Leibovitz cover of a gloriously pregnant, naked Demi Moore.

In the diary's cinematic pages, the drama, the comedy, and the struggle of running an ‘it' magazine come to life. Brown's Vanity Fair Diaries also tells another story – one of a woman's journey, of making a home in a new country and of the deep bonds with her husband, their prematurely born son, and their daughter.

To win a copy of the book, tell US (in 25 words or fewer) what your biggest memory of the 1980s is and WHY? Our three favourite responses will each win a copy of this book.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! WINNERS WILL BE EMAILED AND ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER.

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