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Barcode30293102055808
LocationClark County
Call NoF Bene
TitleThe Mitford affair : a novel / Marie Benedict.
AuthorBenedict, Marie. author.
CollectionF
Total Circ4
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102055808F Bene1/14/2023 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781728229362 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 1728229367 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 9781728229379 (epub)
Personal Name Benedict, Marie. author.
Title Statement The Mitford affair : a novel / Marie Benedict.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2023.
Physical Description 335 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary, Etc. "Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters-each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next-dominate the English scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her wealthy husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister's lead all the way to Munich, inciting rumors that she's become Hitler's mistress. As the Nazis rise in power, novelist Nancy Mitford grows suspicious of her sisters' constant visits to Germany and the high-ranking fascist company they keep. When she overhears alarming conversations and uncovers disquieting documents, Nancy must make excruciating choices as Great Britain goes to war with Germany. Probing the torrid political climate in the lead-up to WWII and the ways that seemingly sensible people can be sucked into radical action, The Mitford Affair follows Nancy's valiant efforts to stop the Nazis from taking over Great Britain, choosing between loyalty to her country and allegiance to her family, and forcing her to learn exactly how personal is the political"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Mosley, Diana, 1910-2003 Fiction.
Subject-Personal Name Mitford, Unity, 1914-1948 Fiction.
Subject-Personal Name Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973 Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Sisters Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term World War, 1939-1945 Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Facism Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Families Fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Historical fiction.

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