The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters |
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 | These letters certainly open a window on the true characters of the six Mitford sisters (perhaps less so on Unity, because her life basically ended in 1939).
I found the written exchanges between Debo and Diana particularly interesting as these letters, particularly the latter ones, confirmed what I already suspected: what utter snobs they were (are); much more heartless, really, than Nancy (who they accused of being heartless, between themselves, many times). It's also made clear from these letters that none of the sisters, except possibly Nancy, had much respect or sisterly loyalty for Jessica Mitford after she abandoned her upper class family for a life of social activism in the USA. It's as if a wall came down between Jessica and her upper class sisters, which only Nancy was occasionally able to bridge (Debo's so-called special relationship with her "Hen" notwithstanding--I think Jessica invested more in that relationship than Debo ever could). It's very unpleasant to read ... read more.
Published 05 May 2008.
Published by HarperPerennial.
rrp £10.99.
830 pages Paperback.
ISBN: 1841157740
ISBN-13: 9781841157740 | |
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