num_pages: 611
description: This is the story of a British upper class family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the two World Wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; beautiful Diana married the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; and Unity , a close friend of Hitler, shot herself in the head when England and Germany declared war.
language: English
title: The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
titlecomplete: The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
characters: Nancy Mitford, Deborah Mitford-Cavendish, Pamela Mitford, Unity Mitford, Jessica Mitford, Diana Mitford
genres: 20th Century, Historical, Biography, Womens, British Literature, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, World War II, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 13158
publisher: W.W. Norton & Company