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Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell

Authors: Mary S. Lovell
ISBN-13: 9780393324143, ISBN-10: 0393324141
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: Reprint

Author Biography: Mary S. Lovell

Mary S. Lovell has written many best-selling biographies, among them The Sisters, about the Mitford family, and Straight on Till Morning, about Beryl Markham. She lives in England.

Book Synopsis

"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador

Salisbury Times

Lovell captures the vitality and extraordinary drama of a family that took the 20th century by the throat.

Family Tree	ix
Introduction	1
1 Victorian Roots, 1894-1904	9
2 Edwardian Afternoon, 1904-15	19
3 Nursery Days, 1915-22	39
4 Roaring Twenties, 1922-9	63
5 Bright Young Things, 1929-30	101
6 The Stage is Set, 1930-32	113
7 Slings and Arrows, 1932-4	147
8 Unity and the Führer, 1934-5	168
9 Secret Marriage, 1935-7	192
10 Elopement, 1937	217
11 Family at Odds, 1937-8	241
12 Slide Towards Conflict, 1938	262
13 No Laughing Matter, 1939	281
14 Irreconcilable Differences, 1940-41	305
15 Gains and Losses, 1941-3	337
16 Women at War, 1943-4	359
17 The French Lady Writer, 1944-7	385
18 Truth and Consequences, 1948-55	410
19 Return to the Old Country, 1955-8	428
20 A Cold Wind to the Heart, 1958-66	457
21 Views and Reviews, 1966-80	482
22 Relatively Calm Waters, 1980-2000	506
Source Notes	530
Acknowledgements and Credits	577
Select Bibliography	581
Index	585