The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
Nonfiction, History, British, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Mary S. Lovell | ISBN: | 9780393076103 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | June 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary S. Lovell |
| ISBN: | 9780393076103 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | June 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador
The 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.
"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador
The 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.
