{"product_id":"9780753818039-the-house-of-mitford","title":"The House of Mitford","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary families - an extensively updated new edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew TV series about the Mitfords - OUTRAGEOUS - coming soon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary families.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rare glimpse of the tangled undergrowth of English snobbery, prejudice and reactionary politics' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fine group portrait of a truly remarkable tribe' \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, friend of Hitler; Jessica, who became a communist and then an investigative journalist; and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire and mistress of Chatsworth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Mitford Girls,' as John Betjeman called them, were one of the twentieth century's most controversial families; said to be always either in shrieks of laughter or floods of tears, they were glamorous, romantic and - especially in politics - extreme. Yet the teasing, often bordering on cruelty, the flamboyant contrasts and the violent disagreements, hid a powerful affection, subtle likenesses in character, and a powerful underlying unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449763246454,"sku":"9780753818039","price":16.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_11069604_jpg.jpg?v=1760446663","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753818039-the-house-of-mitford","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}