Originally published: The Mitford girls. London : Little, Brown, 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
22. Relatively calm waters, 1980-2000. 2. Edwardian afternoon, 1904-15 -- 3. Nursery days, s 1915-22 -- 4. Roaring twenties, 1922-9 -- 5. Bright young things 1929-30 -- 6. The stage is set, 1930-2 -- 7. Slings and arrows, 1932-4 -- 8. Unity and the Führer, 1934-5 -- 9. Secret marriage, 1935-7 -- 10. Elopement, 1937 -- 11. Family at odds, 1937-8 -- 12. Slide towards conflict, 1938 -- 13. No laughing matter, 1939 -- 14. Irreconcilable differences, 1940-41 -- 15. Gains and losses, 1941-3 -- 16. Women at war, 1943-4 -- 17. The French lady writer, 1944-7 -- 18. Truth and consequences, 1948-55 -- 19. Return to the old country, 1955-8 -- 20. A cold wind to the heart, 1958-66 -- 21. Views and reviews, 1966-80 -- 22. Relatively calm waters, 1980-2000.
Summary:
A portrait of the Mitford sisters follows Jessica, a communist; Debo, the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy, a best-selling novelist; Diana, who was the most hated woman in England; and Unity, who was obsessed with Adolf Hitler.
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