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Summary: Not just a little bias..............
Comment: A very entertaining book, the author did a commendable job putting together a series of mini
biographies for not just the famous/infamous Mitford girls, but also their men, parents, and close
friends/families. I recommend this book as a guide to anyone who's interested in the Mitford clan
but doesn't know where to start.

A word of caution though: if you are interested in
Diana Mosely, Unity or Jessica Mitford, I'd take what this book presents with a grain of
salt....This book is not, like a previous reviewer said "a little bias" - this book is extremely
bias when it comes to Diana Mosely. Almost all quoted comments comes with a footnote listing
special comments or conflicting info; but most of Diana's comments were quoted as is, especially
when it comes to conflict amongst Jessica, Unity and Diana.

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Summary: Disappointing and dull
Comment: I read a lot of biographies and found this one increasingly dull and difficult to get through. Past
halfway, it turned into a chore to finish. The writing is uninspired; attempts to prove characters'
wit often fall flat; the book is filled with questionable judgments; and there is a huge gap in the
author's conception of the book. Hitler held such sway over a good part of the family (even at the
end of the war Tom Mitford praised him) that you wish the author had asked herself: How could such
educated or sophisticated people have been taken in by Hitler? It's not that others weren't, but
that's not an excuse. What about this family's psychology turned many of them into admirers of a man
so widely reviled. The author keeps making excuses for them, and it becomes tiresome, and you feel
the book is just skating across the surface of homes and pullulating cousins, nieces and nephews.
It's not that there aren't some bright moments, but I got much more enjoyment and learned more about
Nancy Mitford from her letters with Evelyn Waugh.

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Summary: mitford sisters
Comment: i just found out about the midford familt recently so i got this book.what a strange family of
sisters.mixed with love hate and loyality disloyality with nazism fasist communist through in.the
book will captive you.you will not be able to put it down.

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Summary: The Mitfords make Paris & Lindsay look like upstanding citizens.
Comment: Just read this for my book club and OY, OY, OY, did I ever hate it. I really did not find any of the
sisters to be sympathetic. They were so spoiled and out of touch with reality. Furthermore, they
were so mean to each other. I also had a hard time keeping them straight with all of their stupid
nicknames. The biographer's apologetic yet pedantic tone bugged the hell out of me. Lady, we all get
the peerage system and the nanny system. Oh and BTW, hobnobbing with Nazis does not make one
fascinating; it makes one despicable, even if you are the most classically beautiful woman to grace
the world. How bout another OY for good measure... OY!

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Summary: just a little biased
Comment: A biography clearly more sympathetic with some sisters more than others, but overall a comprehensive
look at the sisters and the time and world in which they lived.

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