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Wait For Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister by Deborah Devonshire (Paperback, 2011)
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Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents (so memorably fictionalised by her sister Nancy); she talks candidly about her brother and sisters, and their politics (while not being at all political herself), finally setting the record straight. Throughout the book she writes brilliantly about the country and her deep attachment to it and those who live and work in it. As Duchess of Devonshire, Debo played an active role in restoring and overseeing the day-to-day running of the family houses and gardens, and in developing commercial enterprises at Chatsworth. She tells poignantly of the deaths of three of her children, as well as her husband's battle with alcohol addiction. Wait For Me is enthralling and a total joy, full of the author's sympathetic wit (which she is not afraid to use on herself).Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Murray Press
ISBN-139781848541917
eBay Product ID (ePID)102624852
Product Key Features
Book TitleWait for Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister
AuthorDeborah Devonshire
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height199mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight288g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDeborah Devonshire
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 21 Apr, 2021
Fascinating and honest
A fascinating book, very honestly written. Intriguing glimpse into an aristocratic world before the war and then the trials and tribulations of running country houses after the war. When Andrew and Debo became Duke and Duchess of Devonshire death duties were 80% of the value of the estate and it took over a decade to raise the funds through selling properties, some major art works, opening Chatsworth to the public and so on. A daily struggle to keep a property that had been in the family for generations. The book will also be of interest to anyone who likes to read about the Mitfords. Unfortunately the copy I bought on eBay was in very poor condition, but the contents are very good.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Jun, 2017
True Story
Very interesting - highly recommended readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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