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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250099536
ISBN-139781250099532
eBay Product ID (ePID)219198815
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Book TitleSix : the Lives of the Mitford Sisters
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicWomen, Women Authors, Cultural Heritage, Literary, Siblings
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLaura Thompson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight22 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-024061
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Reviews"An engrossing group biography." - The New York Times Book Review , Editor's Choice "Lively, gossipy, and at times quite moving" - The Boston Globe "Thompson's biography of some of the most infamous sisters of the 20th century explores the answer to the question: how did one family produce such a remarkable range of [women]?" - Time.com "Juicy and delightful . . . for fans of WWII history, funny, complicated, and fascinating women, and sisterly spats" - Jessica Grose, Lenny Letter "Smart, jaunty, and wittily entertaining . . . Steeped in Mitford lore and myth-making, The Six offers sharply drawn portraits of each woman, teases out the complexities of their fraught, competitive relationships with one another, and sets their lives within the context of a radically changing world." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) UK Praise "Engaging . . . Thompson's is an astute, highly readable and well assembled book, and she writes with particular intelligence about the sisters' self-mythologising and their ongoing hold on the public imagination." - The Observer "Thompson is marvellous at mapping and explicating the webs or skeins of sibling rivalry [in this] gripping and appalling family saga ." - The Times "The first book to consider "the whole six-pack" in the post-Mitford age. And what a remarkable story it is ... Thompson retells the story with great style and illuminating detail." - The Independent "A breezy vigorous argument for the sisters' powerful, unrepeatable significance ... Thompson combines a subtle understanding of history with enjoyably crisp, tart insights: this is an excellent place either to begin with the Mitfords or proceed with them." - Mail on Sunday "I was captivated by this group biography, which tells the story of the Mitfords' sensational lives in a fresh and concise way." - Sunday Express "This is a careful, realistic assessment of their virtues, follies and charm." - Daily Mail "Not the first-ever book about the Mitford sisters - but it might well be the best of the lot." - Reader's Digest, "An engrossing group biography." - The New York Times Book Review , Editor's Choice "Meticulously researched, elegantly written. . . . Thompson treats her subjects with great sympathy, even in their ugliest moments. An artful history of a most enthralling family." -- The Atlantic , "Best Books We Missed in 2016" "Lively, gossipy, and at times quite moving" - The Boston Globe "Thompson's biography of some of the most infamous sisters of the 20th century explores the answer to the question: how did one family produce such a remarkable range of [women]?" - Time.com "Juicy and delightful . . . for fans of WWII history, funny, complicated, and fascinating women, and sisterly spats" - Jessica Grose, Lenny Letter "Meticulously researched, elegantly written ... an artful history of a most enthralling family." - The Atlantic "Smart, jaunty, and wittily entertaining . . . Steeped in Mitford lore and myth-making, The Six offers sharply drawn portraits of each woman, teases out the complexities of their fraught, competitive relationships with one another, and sets their lives within the context of a radically changing world." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) UK Praise "Engaging . . . Thompson's is an astute, highly readable and well assembled book, and she writes with particular intelligence about the sisters' self-mythologising and their ongoing hold on the public imagination." - The Observer "Thompson is marvellous at mapping and explicating the webs or skeins of sibling rivalry [in this] gripping and appalling family saga ." - The Times "The first book to consider "the whole six-pack" in the post-Mitford age. And what a remarkable story it is ... Thompson retells the story with great style and illuminating detail." - The Independent "A breezy vigorous argument for the sisters' powerful, unrepeatable significance ... Thompson combines a subtle understanding of history with enjoyably crisp, tart insights: this is an excellent place either to begin with the Mitfords or proceed with them." - Mail on Sunday "I was captivated by this group biography, which tells the story of the Mitfords' sensational lives in a fresh and concise way." - Sunday Express "This is a careful, realistic assessment of their virtues, follies and charm." - Daily Mail "Not the first-ever book about the Mitford sisters - but it might well be the best of the lot." - Reader's Digest, "An engrossing group biography." - The New York Times Book Review , Editor's Choice "Lively, gossipy, and at times quite moving" - The Boston Globe "Thompson's biography of some of the most infamous sisters of the 20th century explores the answer to the question: how did one family produce such a remarkable range of [women]?" - Time.com "Juicy and delightful . . . for fans of WWII history, funny, complicated, and fascinating women, and sisterly spats" - Jessica Grose, Lenny Letter "Meticulously researched, elegantly written ... an artful history of a most enthralling family." - The Atlantic "Smart, jaunty, and wittily entertaining . . . Steeped in Mitford lore and myth-making, The Six offers sharply drawn portraits of each woman, teases out the complexities of their fraught, competitive relationships with one another, and sets their lives within the context of a radically changing world." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) UK Praise "Engaging . . . Thompson's is an astute, highly readable and well assembled book, and she writes with particular intelligence about the sisters' self-mythologising and their ongoing hold on the public imagination." - The Observer "Thompson is marvellous at mapping and explicating the webs or skeins of sibling rivalry [in this] gripping and appalling family saga ." - The Times "The first book to consider "the whole six-pack" in the post-Mitford age. And what a remarkable story it is ... Thompson retells the story with great style and illuminating detail." - The Independent "A breezy vigorous argument for the sisters' powerful, unrepeatable significance ... Thompson combines a subtle understanding of history with enjoyably crisp, tart insights: this is an excellent place either to begin with the Mitfords or proceed with them." - Mail on Sunday "I was captivated by this group biography, which tells the story of the Mitfords' sensational lives in a fresh and concise way." - Sunday Express "This is a careful, realistic assessment of their virtues, follies and charm." - Daily Mail "Not the first-ever book about the Mitford sisters - but it might well be the best of the lot." - Reader's Digest, I was enthralled and charmed by this group biography of all six Mitford sisters, which tells the intertwined stories of their stylish scandalous lives in a fresh and admirably concise way - and with a striking contemporary sensibility too. - Bookseller , Editor's Choice (UK)Engaging ... Thompson's is an astute, highly readable and well assembled book, and she writes with particular intelligence about the sisters' self-mythologising and their ongoing hold on the public imagination." - The Observer "Thompson is marvellous at mapping and explicating the webs or skeins of sibling rivalry [in this] gripping and appalling family saga." - The Times (UK)
Table Of ContentCONTENTS The Mitford Phenomenon 1 PART I. 27 PART II. 115 PART III. 207 PART IV. 287 Afterwards 333 Notes 353 Select Bibliography 369 Acknowledgements 371 Index 373 Picture Acknowledgements 387
SynopsisAn enthralling biography of the Mitford sisters, daughters of the British aristocracy whose lives took different directions at the onset of WWII, all rife with scandal, controversy, and tragedy., AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters' life choices and the savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them." - Tina Brown, The New York Times Book Review The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devonshire. They were the Mitford sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into country-house privilege in the early years of the 20th century, they became prominent as "bright young things" in the high society of interwar London. Then, as the shadows crept over 1930s Europe, the stark--and very public--differences in their outlooks came to symbolize the political polarities of a dangerous decade. The intertwined stories of their stylish and scandalous lives--recounted in masterly fashion by Laura Thompson--hold up a revelatory mirror to upper-class English life before and after WWII. The Six was previously published as Take Six Girls.
LC Classification NumberDA566.9.A1T62 2015
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- 02. Mai. 2018
History of a family and of a time.
Six sisters, the full range of political thought during WWII. A loving family, but each individual different. Am engrossing story, but completely true.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Jan. 2021
Thw Whole story of the Six Sisters
This book goes even beyond answering all the questions that the reader would expect to find in the background of the Six Sisters. A real historical masterpiece of the era that it covers.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Jun. 2018
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