This books is, obviously, about the sisters of the Mitford Family. The sisters were the daughters of David Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowes. Nancy Mitford was the eldest, and went on to become a notable author in her own right. I have some of her work, and I enjoyed it very much. Pamela Mitford was one of the least interesting of the sisters, but her love life was...interesting. Diana Mitford was married to the heir to the Guinness fortune, but divorced him in favor of a Fascist named Oswald Mosely. Unity Mitford spent time with Hitler, before a failed suicide attempt left her with brain damage. Jessica Mitford was a Communist, who relocated to the United States at one point and joined the Communist movement. Deborah Mitford was the Lady of Chatsworth house upon her marriage, which is such a beautiful home. She was also a noted author. It is interesting to see how different each of these sisters were. I have two sisters myself, and we are all very different people. My two daughters are also very different from each other. I suppose it is like that in many families.

This author is well known for her lengthy annotations in her nonfiction works, and this book proves that to be fact. I found several things I would like to get for further reading on this family and time period, thanks to her annotations. She also did extensive research on this book, and all of the things presented are deeply detailed and thorough. I had read other things about a couple of these sisters, but nothing so detailed as this. I hate that it took me so long to get to this book, which I have found myself saying a lot this year since I started on my project of reading everything I own and downsizing my personal library. This was a really good book.