All in One Basket
"There is and can be no sentence in this book which sums its author up, but two of those which stay in my mind are: ‘I buy most of my clothes at agricultural shows,’ and (on receiving a moss tree as a present) ‘I pulled it to bits to see how it was made.’ So, now you think you’ve got her? Far from it. She’s also mad about Elvis Presley."---Tom Stoppard, from the introduction ofCounting My Chickens"At the heart of this collection are three pieces of a different order and all remarkable: diaries of the inauguration of President Kennedy in 1961, of his funeral two years later and an account of the ‘Treasure Houses of Britain’ exhibition in Washington in 1985….Her account of Kennedy’s funeral…is so heartfelt it is difficult to read."---Alan Bennett, from the introduction ofHome to Roost"Mitford says she writes ‘solely in an effort to amuse,’ and amuse she does….Mitford writes about what she knows or remembers: country life, chickens, stately homes, gardening, and famous friends. Open Mitford’s book to peep into a vanishing world; keep turning the pages to laugh and learn a thing or two about birds, trees, and tiaras."---The Charleston Post and Courier