The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family

mary s. lovell

This is the story of a British upper class family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the two 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.

Genres biographynonfictionhistorybiography memoirhistoricalbritish literaturebook clubworld war iimemoir20th century

611 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2001

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england, united kingdom,

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Format: 611 pages, Paperback
Published: May 20, 2003 by W.W. Norton \u0026 Company
ISBN: 9780393324143
ASIN: 0393324141
Language: English

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Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford, styled The Hon. Nancy Mitford before her marriage and The Hon. Mrs Peter Rodd thereafter, was an English novelist and biographer, one of the Bright Young People on the London social scene in the inter-war years. She was born at 1 Graham Str...
Oswald Mosley

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was a British politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). He was a Member of Parliament for Harrow from 1918 to 1924, and for Smethwick fro...
Unity Mitford

Unity Valkyrie Mitford (8 August 1914 – 28 May 1948) was a member of the aristocratic Mitford family, tracing its origins in Northumberland back to the 11th century Norman settlement of England.[1] Unity Mitfords sister Diana was married to Oswald M...
Jessica Mitford

Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford (September 11, 1917 – July 22, 1996) was an English author, journalist and political campaigner, who was one of the Mitford sisters. She became an American citizen in 1944....
Diana Mitford

Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley (née Freeman-Mitford; 17 June 1910 – 11 August 2003), was one of Britains noted Mitford sisters. She was married first to Bryan Walter Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, and secondly to Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet, ...
Deborah Mitford-cavendish

Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire DCVO (born 31 March 1920), née The Hon. Deborah Freeman-Mitford is the youngest and last surviving of the six noted Mitford sisters whose political affiliations and marriages were a prominent feature...