{"product_id":"muv-book-rachel-trethewey-9781803997803","title":"Muv","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e[A] clear-eyed portrait of the woman whose lot it was to be the mother of the rebellious Mitford daughters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’ – \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e (Book of the Week)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntriguing and informative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’ – Nicky Haslam, \u003cem\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Rachel Trethewey has done the seemingly impossible in a book about the Mitfords: she has found something original to say, thanks to her excellent scholarship, and has written Muv’s story exceptionally well.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – Simon Heffer, author of \u003cem\u003eSing As We Go: Britain Between the Wars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, Deborah: these are the flamboyant Mitford Girls, the Bright Young Things who defined their era.\u003c\/strong\u003e The trials, tribulations and outrageous escapades of these six controversial sisters continue to fascinate us. Yet what about the seventh and arguably most vital Mitford woman of them all – their mother?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSydney Redesdale, known as ‘Muv’, is often portrayed as different from her daughters – outside of that exclusive girl gang. Without doubt, she was a divisive character, her daughters squabbling about the ‘real Muv’ for even longer than they argued about their political differences. They could never agree: was she a scapegoat or saint, mother or manager? Even later biographers couldn’t quite pin her down: just who was this elusive woman who nurtured such colourful children?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could these exceptional daughters have sprung from such apparently ordinary parents? In reality, Sydney was far from ‘ordinary’: she was the original Mitford girl, from whom much of her daughters’ legendary strong will, self-confidence and extremism was born. Set against the backdrop of a country and a family divided, the story of her life – one of eccentricity, tragedy and resilience – is told here in full for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51631636119825,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51631636545809,"sku":"NGR9781803997803","price":18.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52803182264593,"sku":"GOR014624971","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52803411378449,"sku":"GOR014625140","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53231428894993,"sku":"GOR014818285","price":14.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/180399780X.jpg?v=1786106177","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/muv-book-rachel-trethewey-9781803997803","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}