The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters is a 2007 book of selected letters between the Mitford sisters. The book was edited by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, Charlotte Mosley. An estimated five percent of letters between the six sisters were included in the 834 page publication. The book was published by HarperCollins. Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the legendary Mitford sisters dances with wit, passion and heartbreak. The letters not only chronicle the idiosyncrasies of the twentieth century, but chart the stormy relationship between six uniquely gifted women. There's Nancy, the
Mitford family Jessica became well-known writers: Nancy wrote "The Pursuit of Love" and "Love in a Cold Climate", and Jessica "The American Way of Death" (1963). Deborah managed one of the most successful stately homes in England, Chatsworth. Jessica and Deborah married nephews of prime ministers Winston Churchill and Harold Macmillan, respectively. Deborah and Diana both married wealthy aristocrats. Unity and Diana were well-known during the 1930s for being close to Adolf Hitler. Jessica turned her back on her inherited privileges and ran away to become a communist. Jessica's memoir, "Hons and Rebels", describes their upbringing, and Nancy obviously drew upon her