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Daughters and rebels

Daughters and rebels

an autobiography
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
284
Published
1960
Language
English

Synopsis

Jessica Mitford, the sixth child of eccentric English aristocrats, recounts her unconventional upbringing and early marriage. This lively memoir explores her rebellion against her 'U' background, her sisters' notorious lives, and her adventures with her husband, Esmond Romilly, a nephew of Winston Churchill. From shoplifting as a child to fighting for Loyalists in Spain and navigating life in London and America, Mitford offers a rollicking account of a life lived on her own terms.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeReflectiveFunnyAdventurous
Coming of AgeFamily Saga

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society Biography Science Fiction

About the author

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Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford is the next-to-the-last youngest of Lord and Lady Redesdale's six legendary daughters - ranging from the eldest, the late novelist Nancy Mitford, to the youngest, the present-day Duchess of Devonshire. She came to America in 1939, and lived in Oakland, California from the 1940s onward.