The Sisters

This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was a bestselling novelist of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler.

Family Tree

Introduction

1 Victorian roots, 1894-1904

2 Edwardian afternoon, 1904-15

3 Nursery days, 1915-22

4 Roaring twenties, 1922-29

5 Bright young things 1929-30

6 The stage is set, 1930-32

7 Slings arrows, 1932-34

8 Unity the Führer, 1934-35

9 Secret marriage, 1935-7

10 Elopement, 1937

11 Family at odds, 1937-38

12 Slide towards conflict, 1938

13 No laughing matter, 1939

14 Irreconcilable differences, 1940-41

15 Gains losses, 1941-43

16 Women at war, 1943-44

17 The French lady writer, 1944-47

18 Truth consequences, 1948-55

19 Return to the old country, 1955-58

20 A cold wind to the heart, 1958-66

21 Views reviews, 1966-80

22 Relatively calm waters, 1980-2000

Source Notes

Acknowledgments Credits

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Index