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Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford by Jessica Mitford
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
Over her 78 years, Decca's letters are the most tangible tracks left of a remarkable life - from her childhood as the daughter of a British peer (Lord Redesdale) to her scandalous elopement to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin Esmond Romilly, to her life in the United States, where she married a rad ...Show more
Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford
$29.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: W&N Essentials Ser.
'Whenever I read the words "Peer's Daughter" in a headline, ' Lady Redesdale once sadly remarked, 'I know it's going to be something about one of you children.' The Mitford family is one of the century's most enigmatic, made notorious by Nancy's novels, Diana's marriage to Sir Oswald Mosley, Unity's inf ...Show more
Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking by Jessica Mitford
$40.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Jessica Mitford was a member of one of England's most legendary families (among her sisters were the novelist Nancy Mitford and the current Duchess of Devonshire) and one of the great muckraking journalists of modern times. Leaving England for America, she pursued a career as an investigative reporter a ...Show more
The American Way Of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford
$29.95 NZD
Category: Reference
An updated edition of a work first published in the early 1960s, this is a study of the USA's funeral practices. Its celebrated and now deceased English author argues that, if anything, the industry has become more pernicious than ever in its assault on the American people's customs and wallets.
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