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The Mitford Myth
in response to reader comment: An intriguing review of Letters

Submitted by Peggy Andrew-Kabilafkas, Jan 7, 2008 19:03

Well I have to confess that I am completely fascinated by this family of women (sorry Tom). It is a homeric saga spanning the political and social drama of the twentieth century, except that it also encompasses the minutiae of family relationships that I think we would not have been privy to had the people involved been male. I have just finished the book and was completely absorbed by the interactions of the sisters. I have read Mary Lovell's book a few years ago, as well as Diana's autobiography, Selina's Hastings' "Nancy Mitford", "Love in a Cold Climate", "Hons and Rebels" etc etc. I am continually drawn to this family and the times that they lived. They were obviously fantastically gifted and strange, ostensibly the ultimate product of British eccentricity and with these gifts of intellect and wit, there was the social interplay of their time and country, which produced such a plethora of fascinating (and horrifying) events. I would have dearly loved to hear the way they spoke. I loved this book of letters. Admit.

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Why these women continue to fascinate is beyond me. Not really--this obsession is just the "intellectuals'" version of the Paris... [MORE]

Stephen Rodd 

Nov 9, 2007 19:35

IN an early November Issue of Time Magazine, Birth Order is the topic of discussion. I wonder if the personality... [MORE]

Grace 

Nov 8, 2007 04:45

At least from our point of view today, it was the sisters somewhere near the middle -- Diana and Unity... [MORE]

David H. 

Nov 9, 2007 14:40

I've never been a member of the Mitford fan club, breathlessly rushing out to buy yet the latest book about/on... [MORE]

Carmel Boyle 

Nov 7, 2007 22:54

Well I have to confess that I am completely fascinated by this family of women (sorry Tom). It is a...

Peggy Andrew-Kabilafkas 

Jan 7, 2008 19:03

What piffle! Why do we have to keep hearing about these people, years after their tenuous relevance, particularly in the... [MORE]

Not_Redesdale 

Nov 7, 2007 22:52

If you don't care, don't read the book or the review. No one has a gun at your head, and... [MORE]

Dr Milan Voykovic 

Nov 26, 2007 21:30

Relax, Doctor Voykovic. This is a discussion, not a fight. You can tell others they are wrong and explain why... [MORE]

Stephen Rodd 

Dec 9, 2007 13:48

Dear Stephen (please call me Milan), Honestly, I'm not angry. Nor was I saying that someone couldn't or certainly shouldn't express... [MORE]

Milan Voykovic 

Dec 9, 2007 15:21

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