The House of Mitford
by Jonathan Guinness, Catherine Guinness
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Author: Catherine Guinness, Jonathan GuinnessEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-11-01
ISBN: 0753818035
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Orion Publishing
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Book Review: A lot of inside information!
Summary: 4 Stars
Jonathan Guinness is Diana Mosley (ne? Mitford)'s son, so he had access to all the inside information on the much written about Mitford girls. I found much more info in this book than in the Nancy Mitford biographies by Harold Acton or Selina Hastings, although I must say I enjoyed the latter very much. The girls' grandparents turn out to be very interesting people (especially the grandfathers). You get a deeper insight of a number of the members of the family (Farve and Muv, for example). The history of Unity M. in Germany seemed a bit long, and I got the impression Mr. Guinness tries too hard to explain Mr. and Mrs. Mosley's fascism. In all, I found this book very entertaining, and I recommend it to all Mitford fans.
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