false 23856 4 "The Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."&#151;<I>Vogue</I> <P>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 was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler. 24 b/w photographs. 37169 2001 The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family total:602|5:187|4:261|3:134|2:13|1:7| 602 2414 982 132 5 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 10 12:30:21 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 12:35:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Dec 31 01:54:41 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 11 08:48:08 -0700 2009 Rivetingly intense! I say, old chap, here comes Lord Smartingford of Braintonshire! Shall we dine upon a nice cup of tea, then? We can discuss the economy, and the global situ-AYYY-tion, and ever so many other matters! I am so ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 23 07:06:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:55:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 07:46:30 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 22:43:05 -0700 2009 1 The American way of death by Jessica Mitford. But I often like literary biographies better than the works of the authors themselves. Perhaps that is because the lives of the authoers are s...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 12:01:06 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 12:05:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:34:26 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:24:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 06 00:22:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 00:30:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 01 17:02:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 17:13:54 -0700 2009
* The dynamics of sisters.
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Thinking back over a persons life and legacy fascinates me. I love t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 16:17:10 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 13:49:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 19:18:40 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 13:07:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 14:43:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 00:30:47 -0700 2008 I'm actually simply assuming that this is the book I've just read, as GoodReads doesn't seem to recognise Mary S Lovell's The Mitford Girls, and this is the closest thing GoodReads comes up with. (I learnt how to switch editions!)

I've wanted to read The Mitford Girls for ages. It's alwa...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 05:07:30 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 05:19:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 10:57:56 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 11:10:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Nov 04 20:33:06 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 20:38:58 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Oct 05 13:11:04 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 18:56:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 23:26:09 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 04:05:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 14:47:21 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 14:55:15 -0700 2008
This book tells the story of six sisters (along with parents, brother, and cousins) an...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 18 10:11:55 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 03:55:33 -0800 2007
It's been sitting on my bookshelf for a couple of years - whilst I've always been fascinated by the Mitford Sisters story, this rather weighty tome was slightly off-putting as it didn't appear an easy tube read.

How wrong I was....more...]]>