Pre-Owned The Six : The Lives of the Mitford Sisters (Hardcover) 9781250099532

from auntieknickers

I'm pretty sure I've read at least one other group biography of the Mitford sisters, but it was a long time ago. They were quite a crew, six women who could be at one moment loving and close to each other, at the next, cold and hurtful. Laura Thompson, the newest biographer, writes in a very opin...

from pennsylady

The Six was not a simple read, but an attempt to properly biographize the Mitford family seems like a formidable task. I need to add that this is my first Mitford biography; therefore I'm not able to make comparisons with other chronicles. Laura Thompson found it necessary to present and investig...

from wagner.sarah35

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher.* I was unfamiliar with the Mitford sisters when I started this book, although I came to realize I had heard of Nancy - the eldest and a gifted author. This is a great look at a family which actively took part in the politics of their era - to th...

from MaggieFlo

This is a broad overview of the six Mitford sisters who were front page news in Britain in the 1920s to the 1950s. Sydney and David Mitford, aka Lord and Lady Revesdale, had seven children, six daughters and a son,Thomas. The parents owned land and estates but the poor management by David forced ...

from PhilipJHunt

A fascinating look at culture change in England amidst the early 20th century European conflicts. The story told through the ill-equipped Mitford children. Together they represent the clash of cultures that would need generational changes to work through. Impressive research and easy-to-read. Exc...