Author(s): Mosley, Charlotte,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 05/05/2008,
Pagination: 830 pages, 40 b/w illus, 32 b/w plates (32pp),
Series: 20th Century Architects,
Imprint: HarperPerennial,
Published By: HarperCollins Publishers,
Book Classification: Biography: historical political & military, Letters
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781841157740

Description:
Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.

The letters chronicle the social quirks and political upheavals of the twentieth century but also chart the stormy, enduring relationships between the uniquely gifted - and collectively notorious - Mitford sisters.

There's Nancy, the scalding wit and bestselling novelist; Pamela, who craved a quiet country life; Diana, the fascist wife of Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, whose obsession with Adolf Hitler led to personal tragedy; Jessica, the runaway communist; and Deborah, the socialite who became Duchess of Devonshire.

Writing to one another to confide, tease, rage and gossip, the Mitford sisters set out, above all, to amuse. A correspondence of this scope is rare; a collection penned by six born storytellers is irreplaceable.