The Sisters (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary S. Lovell
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: Biography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, United States or Americans, Journalism or journalists, Parents and children, Communism or communists, Politics, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, World War II, Novelists, England or English people, War, Upper classes, Sisters, Conservatism, World War I, Fame, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Nazism or Nazis, Germany or German people, Fascism, Great Britain, Activism
- Locales: France, United States, England, Germany
Mary S. Lovell is by no means the first author to attempt a biography of the Mitfords. Individually and as a family, they have generated fascination, irritation, perhaps even fear and loathing for the better part of a century. Interest has traditionally fallen upon the Mitford "girls," the bevy of women who created a unique space for themselves in the cultural life of twentieth century England. Yet The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family is a worthy addition to the already considerable stock of Mitfordiana, largely because it tries to weave together a multi-generational...
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