I wrongly assumed that this fascinating biography of Nancy Mitford would match the sparkling and witty style of her novels but of course difficulties and disappointments could not, in a true story, be so light-heartedly overcome. However, referring constantly to her writing which so closely reflected the world she knew, Laura Thompson shows that with her "capacity for happiness" she was far from the sad figure often portrayed in the past, sometimes by her own remarkable family.
(Jane Grey-Edwards - bwl 24 June 2004 ) |
