The Mitfords: Letters between Six SistersCharlotte Mosley Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.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. |
Contents
ONE 19251933 1 | 276 |
Two 19331939 31 | 277 |
THREE 19391945 141 | 280 |
FOUR 19451949 209 | 282 |
FIVE 19501959 261 | 301 |
SIX 19601966 321 | 304 |
SEVEN 19671973 | 477 |
EIGHT 19741994 | 601 |
NINE 19952003 | 753 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 805 |
INDEX | 807 |