![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t fall as far left as Decca, but I’m pretty much a lefty – and we can all agree to band against the Fascist and Nazi beliefs of Diana and Unity Mitford. ![]() Partly this is because of my political leanings, I daresay. In actual fact, Jessica (or Decca, as she was known) comes across very sympathetically. But if it is acceptable to cheer on a biography because you like the writer so much (heart you, Debo), then it’s equally acceptable to do the reverse. And here, as with a novel, it isn’t the be all and end all. I’ll get in there early: if I were writing a scholarly book review, whether or not I like the woman would be completely immaterial. Finally – FINALLY – I have read Hons and Rebels (1960). I was told I should read her letters and her books, and that thus I would come to like her more. The one whom I didn’t much like (besides Unity, obvs, though her regression after shooting herself is fascinating to see in letter-form) was Jessica. Debo has an eternal place in my heart, but, even though none of the others quite made it there, I still adored reading the letters between all six sisters. It’s no secret that I’m a longstanding fan of the Mitfords – or, at least, of reading about them. I’ve borrowed this image from Karyn, who reviewed it here: (Hope that’s ok, Karyn!) ![]()
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