The brilliantly entertaining classic memoir of one of the century's most extraordinary families, The Mitfords
| Autor: | Mitford Jessica |
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| ISBN: | 9781474622196 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Orion |
| Veröffentlicht: | 15.08.2024 |
| Untertitel: | The Mitford Family Memoir |
| Schlagworte: | 20th Century 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 Autobiography: historical, political & military Autobiography: historical, political and military BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political Biography: literary Biography: writers Memoirs |
Jessica Mitford was the fifth of the six Mitford daughters and always the rebel among her sisters - Nancy, Pam, Diana, Unity and Debo. At the age of 19 she eloped to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin, Esmond Romilly, and they moved to the USA in 1939. Romilly died in action in 1941 and Jessica later married Bob Treuhaft, a lawyer, with whom she lived in California. A one-time member of the American Communist Party, Jessica was a frequent target for the House Committee of Un-American Activities and was a passionate supporter of civil rights.