![]() ![]() She tells the whole story of her rebellion with engaging frankness and a spirited, often humorous, enthusiasm." (Richard McLaughlin, Springfield Republican) "Jessica Mitford (the fifth of the Mitford daughters) has brought a whole generation back to life in her autobiography. ![]() ![]() Although there's a strong undercurrent of seriousness throughout the book, it's submerged under downright hilariousness, crackling brash humor and enchanting turns-of-the-phrase." ( San Francisco Chronicle) "The admitted 'rich vein of lunacy' in the Mitford family apparently has done nothing to dim the brilliance of its members among whom Jessica must be included. It is a fascinating book." ( New York Herald Tribune) There is a feeling of immediacy, as if it were all being written on the spot, at the time, by the teen-ager it was happening to. " has a most unusual talent for recapturing the past. "The story of Jessica Mitford's struggles makes tumultous and rewarding reading, and I recommend it heartily." (Elizabeth Janeway, The New York Times) ![]() Reads like extravagantly mannered fiction, except that it is all fabulously true Miss Mitford is at once touching and wildly funny, and there is not one of her highly coloured characters that is not violently alive and uncomfortably kicking." ( Tatler) Her book is full of the music of time." ( Sunday Times) "More than an extremely amusing autobiography she has evoked a whole generation. ![]()
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