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The Mitfords : Letters Between Six Sisters
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The Mitfords
Author(s): Charlotte Mosley
Review(s):
“Fascinating...Their irresistible appeal comes from the way they invite us into the close family circle.”
“Funny, loving, sparkly, snarky, heartbreaking, chilling, gossipy, wise….You’ll be rewarded with six up-close, personal-and sometimes appalling-takes on the 20th century.”
“A splendid introduction to the eccentric charms of the Mitford world…On my short list of best books of the year.”
“Marvelous...THE MITFORDS is quite simply one of the most sinful guilty pleasures of the season.”
“Fascinating...The sisters had the stiff upper lip of their class, and, it must be said, a way with words.”
“Nothing captures their enduring allure quite like their own correspondence…With this epistolary testament to sisterhood, the mystery of the Mitfords...has at last been solved.”
“Compelling…The letters are so affecting that it is difficult to refrain from wanting to get to know the sisters better.”
“An engrossing, deeply personal group portrait…Each letter is a thrilling gem unto itself…Marvelous fun.”
“Peppered with colorful nicknames, filled with love, encouragement, jealousy and gossip, and written primarily to amuse the recipients, the letters testify to the bonds of sisterhood.”
“THE MITFORDS could have been an operatic group biography on an epic scale: Instead, thanks to its editor’s taste and discretion, it is chamber music with symphonic longings… an intriguing record of each sister’s personality… all six could write evocatively, even hauntingly.”
ISBN: 9780061375408
Author(s): Charlotte Mosley
The Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and people, they counted among their diverse friends Adolf Hitler and Queen Elizabeth II, Cecil Beaton and President Kennedy, Evelyn Waugh and Givenchy.
The Mitfords offers an unparalleled look at these privileged siblings through their own unabashed correspondence. Spanning the twentieth century, the magically vivid letters of the legendary Mitfords constitute a superb social and historical chronicle and an intimate portrait of the stormy but enduring relationships between six beautiful, gifted, and radically different women.
Review(s):
“Fascinating...Their irresistible appeal comes from the way they invite us into the close family circle.”
“Funny, loving, sparkly, snarky, heartbreaking, chilling, gossipy, wise….You’ll be rewarded with six up-close, personal-and sometimes appalling-takes on the 20th century.”
“A splendid introduction to the eccentric charms of the Mitford world…On my short list of best books of the year.”
“Marvelous...THE MITFORDS is quite simply one of the most sinful guilty pleasures of the season.”
“Fascinating...The sisters had the stiff upper lip of their class, and, it must be said, a way with words.”
“Nothing captures their enduring allure quite like their own correspondence…With this epistolary testament to sisterhood, the mystery of the Mitfords...has at last been solved.”
“Compelling…The letters are so affecting that it is difficult to refrain from wanting to get to know the sisters better.”
“An engrossing, deeply personal group portrait…Each letter is a thrilling gem unto itself…Marvelous fun.”
“Peppered with colorful nicknames, filled with love, encouragement, jealousy and gossip, and written primarily to amuse the recipients, the letters testify to the bonds of sisterhood.”
“THE MITFORDS could have been an operatic group biography on an epic scale: Instead, thanks to its editor’s taste and discretion, it is chamber music with symphonic longings… an intriguing record of each sister’s personality… all six could write evocatively, even hauntingly.”
ISBN: 9780061375408