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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family (Paperback)

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"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review


This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; beautiful Diana married the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; and Unity, a close friend of Hitler, shot herself in the head when England and Germany declared war.



The Mitfords had style and presence and were remarkably gifted. Above all, they were funny—hilariously and mercilessly so. In this wise, evenhanded, and generous book, Mary Lovell captures the vitality and drama of a family that took the twentieth century by storm and became, in some respects, its victims.

About the Author


Mary S. Lovell's best-selling biographies include Straight on Till Morning (Beryl Markham) and The Sisters (the Mitford family). She lives in England.

Praise For…


A dazzling cast of characters.... A rivetingly intimate history lesson.
— Anneli Rufus - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

Vivid social history that reads like a novel.... An impressive group biography.
— Malinda Nash - Houston Chronicle

These women were so powerfully, inescapably, passionately alive.... The book remains engrossing from beginning to end.
— John Powers - Vogue

Lovell deftly weaves together the various strands of her subjects' lives, making great use of letters, interviews and unpublished correspondence, as well as interviews with the two surviving Mitford sisters, Diana and Deborah.
— Matthew Price - Newsday

This biography presents a fascinating family to a new generation of readers.
— Lisa Levy - Entertainment Weekly

Lovell rises with aplomb to the challenges of a group biography, deftly weaving together the narrative threads of six at times radically disparate lives to create a fascinating account of a fascinating family.
— Publishers Weekly

A captivating read.
— Amy Strong - Library Journal

The Mitfords' stories have been told over and over again, but.... Lovell, utilizing previously unseen documents, explores the relationships between the sisters... and presents the utter 'fun' of this privileged but madcap family.
— Allen Weakland - Booklist
Product Details
ISBN: 9780393324143
ISBN-10: 0393324141
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: March 17th, 2003
Pages: 656
Language: English