The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters by Charlotte Mosley

The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters by Charlotte Mosley

The never-before published letters of the legendary Mitford sisters, alive with wit, affection, tragedy and gossip: a charismatic history of the centurys signal events played out in the lives of a controversial and uniquely gifted family.

‘Mosley has done a superb job in allowing these sisters to speak for themselves…the result is a glorious portrait of a six–way, life–enhancing, lifelong conversation' Sunday Times ‘Memoir of the Year’

'The Mitfords were, of course, unusually funny and unusually verbally dextrous, as well as unusually well connected. But it wasn't all fun and games, and what this book does so well is show the grit beneath the lustre.' The Sunday Times

‘The great treat of all time…the book's editor, Charlotte Mosley, proves the perfect companion (and) she provided an exceptionally lucid exposition, perceptive and well–written, of the extraordinary lives and complex characters of her cast. The letters are brilliantly entertaining, for the most part written with a talent to amuse that amounts almost to comic genius…a profoundly moving experience…a rich addition to our national heritage.’ The Sunday Telegraph

‘A gripping read’. Helen Brown, Daily Telegraph ‘Books of the Year’

‘The editing could not have been better…The great thing about presenting the letters without a biographer’s intervention is that we are allowed’ for the first time, to get a clear view of how the dynamics of this peculiar family worked.’ Guardian

‘A novelist would never get away with inventing this: a correspondence spanning eight decades, written from locations including Chatsworth and Holloway Prison, between six original and talented women who numbered among their friends Evelyn Waugh, Maya Angelou, J. F. Kennedy and Adolf Hitler. The story of the extraordinary Mitford sisters has never been told as well as they tell it themselves.’ J. K. Rowling

'It is thrilling to eavesdrop of the blazing rows and tender reconciliations.' Richard Davenport–Hines, in The Sunday Times ‘Books of the Year’

The editor, Charlotte Mosley, Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, has worked as a publisher and journalist. She has published ‘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).

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ISBN 13	9781841157900
ISBN 10	1841157902
Title	The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters
Author	Charlotte Mosley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-09-03
Number of pages	832
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.