Review: The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict

The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict

Blurb from Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sisters?

Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister's lead, inciting rumors that she's become Hitler's own mistress.

Novelist Nancy Mitford is the only member of her family to keep in touch with Diana and Unity after their desertion, so it falls to her to act when her sisters become spies for the Nazi party.

Probing the torrid political climate of World War II and the ways that sensible people can be sucked into radical action, The Mitford Affair follows Nancy's valiant efforts to end the war and the cost of placing loyalty to her country above loyalty to her family.

 

My biggest complaint with this book was the ending -- it was so abrupt and, historically speaking, much more happened after the end of this book in real life.  Not sure if that means a sequel is in the works or what?  However, for historical fiction, it was engaging and I couldn't believe that these sisters were real.  The pacing and chapter length are also excellent.  If you like WWII historical fiction, definitely add this one to your TBR pile!

The Mitford Affair comes out this week on January 17, 2023 and you can purchase HERE.  

The mellifluous sounds of the symphony float throughout the ballroom. Servants pour golden champagne into the cut-crystal glasses.  The fabled Cheyne Walk house exudes perfection down to the last detail, nowhere more than in its hostess.  There, at the center of the vast ballroom, stand the stunning, statuesque figure in a floor-length sheath of platinum silk, a shade that echoes her silvery eyes. Her diamond-laden arms outstretched in welcome to her guests, she radiates serenity and unflappable, irresistible poise. If she were anyone else--someone I didn't know as intimately as I know myself--I would judge that sphinxlike smile a charade. Or worse. But I know she is precisely as she appears, because she is Diana, my sister.