If someone asked me to blurb this, I’d say something along the lines of “Unlikeable people doing unlikeable things.” Because that’s really what this book is all about. And I kinda really enjoyed it? 

Told through three narrators (Nancy, Diana and Unity Mitford), this is a fictional take on the nonfictional life of the Mitfords in the years between 1932 and 1941. Prior to this book I’d only heard of the Mitfords in passing, the Bright Young Things, Unity Mitford being very much in love with Hitler, stuff like that. And that’s some of what this book is about. But mostly it’s a well-researched, fascinating (fictional) look into their lives and the clashes between the sisters due to everything from financial issues and wars to conflicting political views and professional aspirations. In a way they’re very human. In a way they’re very.. rich. 

This was a fascinating if uncomfortable read. I struggled with it for the first 30% or so, having a hard time really getting into it and especially a hard time reading Unity’s bits, but once it got into the real meat of the story I breezed through it and found I had to pace myself. Unlikeable people doing unlikeable things, but make it interesting. 

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.