Description
This biography tells the true story behind the gaiety and frivolity of the six Mitford daughters — and the facts are as sensational as a novel. There is Nancy, whose bright social existence masked a doomed, obsessional love that ultimately soured her success; Pam, a countrywoman married to one of the best brains in Europe; Diana, an iconic beauty who was already married when, at twenty-two, she fell in love with Oswald Mosley, leader of the British fascists; Unity, romantically in love with Hitler, who became part of his inner circle and later shot herself in the temple after World War II was declared; Jessica, the family rebel who declared herself a Communist in the schoolroom; and the youngest sister, Debo, who became the Duchess of Devonshire. Their extraordinary lives are revealed by the author, who had exclusive access to the Mitford archives.