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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family Paperback - 2003

by Mary S. Lovell

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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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 remarkably 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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Sydney Bowles was fourteen years old when she first set eyes on David Freeman Mitford.

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  • Title The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
  • Author Mary S. Lovell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 656
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-03-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780393324143 / 0393324141
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.7 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, Mitford family
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Books & Culture, 09/01/2012, Page 32
  • New York Times, 03/16/2003, Page 28
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