The sisters

Description

"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, the eldest, was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana, married to the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and imprisoned without trial through most of World War II, was the most hated woman in England; Unity Valkyrie, born in the mining town of Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler, whom she met on at least 140 occasions. When war was declared between England and Germany, she shot herself in the head." "The Mitfords had style and presence, and were extremely gifted: four would go on to write best-selling books. Above all, they were funny - hilariously and often mercilessly so. In this wise, evenhanded, and generous book, Mary Lovell captures the vitality and extraordinary drama of a family that took the twentieth century by the throat and became, in some respects, its victims."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

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

Subjects

Genres

• Biography

Other Editions

• The sisters: the saga of the Mitford familyNorton2002-01-01
• THE MITFORD GIRLSHardcoverLittle Brown2001-01-01
• The SistersW. W. Norton & Company2002-01-01
• The sistersNorton2002-01-01
• The Mitford GirlsPaperbackAbacus2002-07-18
• Mitford GirlsLittle, Brown Book Group Limited2003-01-01