![]() The most famous are the Fanny Wincham née Logan stories – The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and Don’t Tell Alfred! Fanny, who narrates, was based on a Mitford cousin. Prior to The Sun King I’m embarrassed to admit to being familiar only with her novels and short stories. ![]() Nancy Mitford, the eldest, was a talented novelist and (I learned upon reading this book) biographer. They are the Kardashians of the London Blitz – only more intellectual and interesting. And while I’d most likely have hated them if we’d ever met, from a distance they glimmer with a kind of faerie glamor. All six were beautiful, witty, fashionable and remarkably unpleasant based on what they reveal in their letters to each other. The Mitford are something of an industry in (and out of) the UK. It does sound a bit like a twisted nursery rhyme. One was a brilliant writer two Fascists one a Communist (and muckraker-journalist) one married & divorced a scientist/millionaire playboy and then went on to live openly (and much more happily) with her female partner and one became a duchess. Something you may have caught on to if you listened in on the podcast. To begin with – I am fascinated by the Mitfords. The book under discussion: The NYRB Classics edition of The Sun King by Nancy Mitford. ![]() Earlier this month I was invited by Trevor of the Mookse and the Gripes to be a guest on Episode 6 of his (and his brother Brian’s) monthly podcast. ![]()
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