The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters

by Charlotte Mosley (Editor)

Overview

Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.The letters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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007369171
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	830
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Charlotte Mosley is Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law. She has worked as a publisher and journalist and was also the editor of ‘A Talent to Annoy: Essays, Articles and Reviews by Nancy Mitford’ (1986), ‘Love From Nancy: The Letters of Nancy Mitford’ (1993) and ‘The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh’ (1996).