It is 1928, and Louisa Cannon has left the service of the Mitfords for London, hoping to become a policewoman, but it is not to be, finding herself earning a poor income as a seamstress and working as a maid. Fellowes does her research on the Mitfords, the circles they moved in and how their lives played out, and those of you aware of Diana Mitford's life will know where it is all heading in the novel. Marie Benedict never disappoints, like in her previous two book I have read, Lady Clementine and Her Hidden Genius, by skilfully using a combination of fact and fiction, she creates a fascinating narrative that holds your attention and five stars from me.This is the latest in the Mitford Murders series by Jessica Fellowes revolving around the turbulent political and economic period from the late 1920s and early 1930s, with the 1929 Wall Street Crash, followed by the Great Depression and the rise of fascism in Europe, and under Oswald Mosley in Britain. Nancy was put in the awful position, she loved her sisters and I think Diana in particular was selfish. Were, Diana and Unity extremely naïve, even selfish and lacked basic common sense? The novel looks at how two upper class sisters, placed themselves at the center of scandal and political intrigue, in the lead up and during the Second World War, by believing in and supporting Fascism and Nazism. Marie Benedict in her latest book, delves into the lives of the famous Mitford sisters, especially Nancy, Diana and Unity. I received a copy of The Mitford Affair from Edelweiss and Sourcebooks in exchange for an honest review. The family has links to Winston Churchill, so Nancy has to make the difficult decision, who deserves her loyalty her country or her sisters? She’s rather shocked by Diana’s and Unity’s choices, with another war looming, she’s worried they will be seen as a threat to English security and she’s right. Nancy Mitford is a published novelists, she marries Peter Rodd and dreams of having a family of her own. A socially awkward and tall Unity leaves England, moves to Germany, joins the Nazi party and meets her idol. Two other Mitford sisters have different political ideas to most British citizens, Jessica’s a communist and Unity’s obsessed by Adolf Hitler. When Diana divorces her husband the 2nd Baron of Moyne or Bryan Guinness, it caused a big scandal, she was having an affair with the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley and she believed in his radical ideas.
The families rather fond of calling each other by odd nick names, the children invented their own private language, and they called their father (Farve) and their mother (Muv). Their parents David and Sydney Mitford, are rather distant, the girls and their only brother Tom grew up being looked after by a series of nannies and running wild in the English countryside. The six Mitford sisters, Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah are known as the Bright Young Things.
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