The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; beautiful Diana married the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; and Unity, a close friend of Hitler, shot herself in the head when England and Germany declared war.The Mitfords had style and presence and were mercilessly gifted. Above all, they were funny-hilariously and mercilessly so. In this wise, evenhanded, and generous book, Mary Lovell captures the vitality and drama of a family that took the twentieth cent…
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- ISBN: 978-0-393-32414-3
- EAN: 9780393324143
- Produktnummer: 19333377
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 640 S.
- Masse: H20.8 cm x B13.9 cm x D4.3 cm 514 g
- Gewicht: 514
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Mary S. Lovell's best-selling biographies include Straight on Till Morning (Beryl Markham) and The Sisters (the Mitford family). She lives in England.
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