The Mitford affair : a novel / Marie Benedict.
Material type: TextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023]Copyright date: �2023Description: 335 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1728229367 (hardcover)
- 9781728229362 (hardcover)
- FIC
- PS3620.E75 M58 2023
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Includes reading group guide.
"Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters-each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next-dominate the English scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her wealthy husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister's lead all the way to Munich, inciting rumors that she's become Hitler's mistress. As the Nazis rise in power, novelist Nancy Mitford grows suspicious of her sisters' constant visits to Germany and the high-ranking fascist company they keep. When she overhears alarming conversations and uncovers disquieting documents, Nancy must make excruciating choices as Great Britain goes to war with Germany. Probing the torrid political climate in the lead-up to WWII and the ways that seemingly sensible people can be sucked into radical action, The Mitford Affair follows Nancy's valiant efforts to stop the Nazis from taking over Great Britain, choosing between loyalty to her country and allegiance to her family, and forcing her to learn exactly how personal is the political"--Provided by publisher.
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