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The Saga of the Mitford Family
WW Norton · Print & ebook · March 25, 2003
"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars.
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- Who it’s for
- A family chronicle with enough social voltage to keep the pages moving.
- Genres
- Lives in History, Women's Lives, 20th-Century Britain
- Published
- WW Norton, March 25, 2003
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"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars.
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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.
Family Chronicles
A family chronicle with enough social voltage to keep the pages moving.
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- family saga texture
- 20th-century Britain, woman-centered
Expect
- biographical sweep
- book-club-friendly conversation
Where it sits
| 20th-Century Britain | 54% |
|---|---|
| Lives in History | 48% |
| Women's Lives | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Lives
- Authors
- Mary S. Lovell
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- March 25, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Women's Lives