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Jonathan Guinness is the elder son of Diana Mosley by her first marriage to Bryan Guinness, now Lord Moyne. He has worked in journalism and banking. Catherine Guinness is the eldest of his five children. She has been a journalist with Interview magazine and has also worked for a firm of investment advisers. She is married to James, Lord Neidpath, the historian.
The penetrating story of what motivated the famous 'Mitford Girls' and their family, turning them into one of the 20th century's most controversial clans. Jonathan Guinness is the son of Diana Mitford (later Diana Mosley) and with his daughter Catherine he has had access to many family stories not touched upon by other biographers. Here we learn how Nancy Mitford influenced society through her novels and historical work, how Diana Mitford helped sway the opinions of thousands through her marriage to fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley, how Unity Mitford became a friend of Hitler, how Jessica Mitford became a Communist and investigative journalist, and how Deborah married well to become the Duchess of Devonshire. Each of the sisters had the sort of magnetic personality of which fairytales are made, and Jonathan Guinness tells their story with deep affection. The story extends beyond the girls themselves, also letting us into the secrets of the parents and grandparents and the growing family tree. An absorbing account. (Kirkus UK)
