Hons and Rebels - The Mitford Family Memoir (Paperback, Revised)

First published in 1960, this gloriously anarchic memoir of the eccentric Mitford family in the 1920s and 30s still makes good reading. The fifth of six good-looking, strong-minded sisters, Jessica became a Communist (Unity was Hitler's favourite, Diana married Oswald Mosley, and Debo married a duke), ran away with Esmond Romilly, and lived a precarious existence in the United States till 1939, when Esmond left to enlist in the RAF; he was killed in 1941. Jessica eventually remarried and became a passionate supporter of the Civil Rights movement. It is a joy to rediscover Farve, and Muv, and to visit again the Hons' Cupboard. Witty, outrageous, spontaneous and youthfully exuberant, it is now also a poignant testament to this extraordinary woman who died in July. (Kirkus UK)

First published in 1960, Jessica Mitford's autobiography is an account of the enclosed and eccentric childhood through which Nancy, Diana, Pam, Unity, Decca and Debo lived. In writing of their upbringing between the wars she also writes of her own commitment to communism and of her elopement to the Spanish Civil War with Esmond Romilly. Jessica Mitford is the author of "The American Way of Death" and has recently published a biography of Grace Darling entitled "Grace had an English Heart".

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	W&N Essentials
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Jessica Mitford
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	259
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-575-40004-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-575-40004-8
Barcode:	9780575400047

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!