The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01K8OIB0S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devonshire. Then, as the shadows crept over 1930s Europe, the stark - and very public - differences in their outlooks came to symbolize the political polarities of a dangerous decade. The Six was previously published as Take Six Girls.. Born into country-house privilege in the early years of the 20th century, they became prominent as "bright young things" in the high society of interwar London. They were the Mitford sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, U
Siblings In Love And War The six daughters of the 2nd Lord Redesdale were born between 190Siblings In Love And War John D. Cofield The six daughters of the 2nd Lord Redesdale were born between 1904 and 1920, and their lives whether short or long have come to emulate much of the twentieth century's brightest and darkest periods. Laura Thompson's joint biography of the sisters focuses on their lives as part of one family that was sometimes loving, often in conflict, and always eccentric. The timeframe runs roughly from the marriage of their parents (but including some necessary preliminary background) to the death of their widowed mother in 1963, with an Afterwards summarizing the sisters' later years.The Mitford Girls in order of birth were Nancy, a h. and 1920, and their lives whether short or long have come to emulate much of the twentieth century's brightest and darkest periods. Laura Thompson's joint biography of the sisters focuses on their lives as part of one family that was sometimes loving, often in conflict, and always eccentric. The timeframe runs roughly from the marriage of their parents (but including some necessary preliminary background) to the death of their widowed mother in 1963, with an Afterwards summarizing the sisters' later years.The Mitford Girls in order of birth were Nancy, a h. A very unusual and interesting family Amazon Customer The Six is a very well written account of the Mitford Sisters, their brother, parents, WW1 /WW2, and various historical figures. I've read several other books on the Mitford's this is a very good book, and really worth reading.. "A fresh slant on the Mitfords, for someone who" according to William Boot. A fresh slant on the Mitfords, for someone who thought he knew all there was to know. Well worth it.