02256cam a2200337 i 4500 1182609156 TxAuBib 20240327120000.0 220831s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022038453 9781728229362 hardcover $27.99 1728229367 hardcover $27.99 DLC eng rda DLC DLC TxAuBib rda Benedict, Marie, author. The Mitford affair : a novel / Marie Benedict. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023] 335 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Booklist, January 01, 2023. Publishers Weekly, October 03, 2022. Library Journal, August 01, 2022. Library Journal Prepub Alert, July 12, 2022. "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. 20240327. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Sisters Fiction. Historical fiction.