Wow! I love to read about the Mitfords but this is just pure gossip. It has many people's opinions but doesn't seem to have much basis in fact. ( )

This should have been a fascinating read, but lacks academic authority. The author knew Mitford and family personally, plus many of the other persons mentioned in the book. It is not necessarily biased, but it lacks footnotes and properly cited comments. Also, because of his personal relationship with people whom he interviewed, he allowed their recollections (in some cases 20 years later) to go unchallenged. He also assumes that the reader will be familiar with the persons mentioned in the book and does not give background information on persons who are now obscured from history (doubtless they were widely known by people who remember the 1940's and 1950's). For more biographical information on Unity Mitford, read a more well-researched biography on the family, such as The Sisters, by Mary Lovell. ( )