Synopses & Reviews
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.
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A rivetingly intimate history lesson. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Lovell rises with aplomb to the challenges of a group biography...a fascinating account of a fascinating family. (Publishers Weekly)
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"A dazzling cast of characters.... A rivetingly intimate history lesson." Anneli Rufus
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"Vivid social history that reads like a novel.... An impressive group biography." San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
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"These women were so powerfully, inescapably, passionately alive.... The book remains engrossing from beginning to end." Malinda Nash Houston Chronicle
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"Lovell deftly weaves together the various strands of her subjects' lives, making great use of letters, interviews and unpublished correspondence, as well as interviews with the two surviving Mitford sisters, Diana and Deborah." John Powers Vogue
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"This biography presents a fascinating family to a new generation of readers." Matthew Price Newsday
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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 century by storm and became, in some respects, its victims.
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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.
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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 bestselling novelists of her day; the beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler.
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"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."--Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador
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"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."--Robert Gottlieb,
About the Author
Mary S. Lovell's best-selling biographies include Straight on Till Morning (Beryl Markham) and The Sisters (the Mitford family). She lives in England.