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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family

By Mary S. Lovell

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2003
ISBN
0393324141, 9780393324143
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (4274482 bytes)
Pages
640\0
Time added
2013-12-25 16:52:28

Description

"[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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