Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford
Author(s)	Jessica Mitford Peter Y. Sussman (editor)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Collection
Publisher	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date	2006
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	768
ISBN	0297607456
OCLC Number	80901934
Preceded by	' The American Way of Death Revisited'
Followed by	'The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters'

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford is 2006 collection of letters by Jessica Mitford. The book was edited by Peter Y. Sussman and the publisher is Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Synopsis

The book includes Mitford's letters between 1924 leading up to her death in 1996. It chronicles her escape from family life and elopement with Esmond Romilly. Following Romilly's premature death, the letters document her subsequent marriage to Robert Treuhaft and her activism in the Civil rights movement, the American Communist Party and her exposés of the American funeral industry. As with her previous biography, Hons and Rebels, the letters also concentrate on her relationship with her relations, including her sisters and friends in America and England.^[1]

Reception

The book was generally well received by critics. ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. ^ Mitford, Jessica (2006). Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 
2. ^ In a Lifetime of Letters, the Evolution of an Aristocrat New York Times. 17 November 2006
3. ^ The first It Girl The Telegraph. 1 December 2006
4. ^ Her wickedly winning ways The Sunday Times. 12 November 2006
5. ^ Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford, Ed. Peter Y Sussman Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford (book review). The Independent. 5 January 2007
6. ^ Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford-A very honourable rebel The Spectator. 30 November 2006
7. ^ Decca Reaction Peter Y. Sussman website