The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo AmadorThe Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."—Vogue This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent...
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"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo AmadorThe Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."—Vogue This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler. 24 b/w photographs
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393324143 (0393324141)
ASIN: 393324141
Publish date: May 20th 2003
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 640
Edition language: English
Strong 4,5 stars. Very informative!
Before reading "The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family" by Mary S. Lovell, I had already read Hons and Rebels: The Classic Memoir of One of Last Century's Most Extraordinary Families by Jessica Mitford, Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford, and the first two novels by Nancy Mit...
As a biography of the Mitfords, this is quite well done. If you're not interested in the Mitfords or England between the wars, then it's a lot of privilege and name dropping and bon mots and Nazis (or Fascists) versus Communists.I find the Mitfords fascinating, so I quite enjoyed the book. It's al...
Fascinating. You can really see how much of her and her sisters' lives went into Nancy Mitford's novels.
The story of an English family, the Mitfords, and the six remarkable sisters that each had very different lives, and each of whom made their own mark on the 20th century. A very good, if rather ponderous read, but very much worth it. So -- who is your favourite sister?For the complete review, please...
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