The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting. The Six captures all the
wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without
neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters’ life choices and the
savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them.” – Tina Brown, The New York
Times Book Review The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class
manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who
married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head
when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American
Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devonshire. They were the Mitford
sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into country-
house privilege in the early years of the 20th century, they became prominent
as “bright young things” in the high society of interwar London. Then, as the
shadows crept over 1930s Europe, the stark―and very public―differences in
their outlooks came to symbolize the political polarities of a dangerous
decade. The intertwined stories of their stylish and scandalous
lives―recounted in masterly fashion by Laura Thompson―hold up a revelatory
mirror to upper-class English life before and after WWII. The Six was
previously published as Take Six Girls. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (September 6, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250099536
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 32
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.46 x 1.31 x 9.57 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #795,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,612 in Rich & Famous Biographies #3,669 in Author Biographies #7,820 in Women's Biographies
• #2,612 in Rich & Famous Biographies
• #3,669 in Author Biographies