Nancy Mitford a satire on Mosley's fascist "Blackshirt" movement. Mitford herself had briefly flirted with this cause, although her enthusiasm was short-lived and she soon became a vociferous opponent of fascism. When the novel was published in 1935 it made little critical impact, while seriously offending members of her own family, particularly her sisters Diana and Unity, both of whom were supporters of Mosley's movement and devotees of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. Diana eventually forgave her, but the rift with Unity, who was outraged by her depiction in the book as the ridiculous "Eugenia Malmains", was never fully healed. By 1936
Sisters of the Sword of two sisters in Japan during the feudal era who are from an aristocratic family, namely, the daughters of the local "jitō" or lord. Their world is ripped apart when treachery strikes and they must flee for their lives. They disguise themselves as boys and enter a dojo as servants until the time they can exact their revenge. Kimi is the narrator and main character of the story. She tells her story of her escape with her sister, Hana, and how they come to realize how hard commoner life is. Kimi's uncle, Hidehira, comes over for what seems to be