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The Sisters Mary S. Lovell

The Sisters By Mary S. Lovell

The Sisters by Mary S. Lovell


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Summary

"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."-Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review

The Sisters Summary

The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell

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 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.

The Sisters Reviews

"A dazzling cast of characters.... A rivetingly intimate history lesson." -- Anneli Rufus - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Vivid social history that reads like a novel.... An impressive group biography." -- Malinda Nash - Houston Chronicle
"These women were so powerfully, inescapably, passionately alive.... The book remains engrossing from beginning to end." -- John Powers - Vogue
"Lovell deftly weaves together the various strands of her subjects' lives, making great use of letters, interviews and unpublished correspondence, as well as interviews with the two surviving Mitford sisters, Diana and Deborah." -- Matthew Price - Newsday
"This biography presents a fascinating family to a new generation of readers." -- Lisa Levy - Entertainment Weekly
"Lovell rises with aplomb to the challenges of a group biography, deftly weaving together the narrative threads of six at times radically disparate lives to create a fascinating account of a fascinating family." -- Publishers Weekly
"A captivating read." -- Amy Strong - Library Journal
"The Mitfords' stories have been told over and over again, but.... Lovell, utilizing previously unseen documents, explores the relationships between the sisters... and presents the utter 'fun' of this privileged but madcap family." -- Allen Weakland - Booklist

About Mary S. Lovell

Mary S. Lovell's best-selling biographies include Straight on Till Morning (Beryl Markham) and The Sisters (the Mitford family). She lives in England.

Additional information

GOR001413939
9780393324143
0393324141
The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
2003-05-20
656
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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