description: Over her 78 years, Decca’s letters are the most tangible tracks left of a remarkable life – from her childhood as the daughter of a British peer (Lord Redesdale) to her scandalous elopement to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin Esmond Romilly, to her life in the United States. Her letters are the stories of a gossip and politics, war and mores, the wonders of rapid technological change, the poignancy of personal struggles. They are also a record of her never-ending quest for social justice. Her letters were also a rehearsal for her published works, which refined the first observations she threw into her letters. They are arranged chronologically. This is a fascinating collection that reveals to us intimately one of the most ebullient and fascinating people of the last century.
language: English
title: Decca: the letters of Jessica Mitford
titlecomplete: Decca: the letters of Jessica Mitford
genres: Biography, Politics, British Literature, Memoir, Nonfiction, Womens, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 483
publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson