Wait for Me!: Memoirs Audiobook

" I really enjoyed this book.....sounds like a sensible woman! Some fascinating insights into influential people and events during the 20th century, and an interesting look at how the 'other half' live (not that much differently - give or take the odd eccentricity and landed estate). "

" So far, so good. If you haven't read her book, 'Counting My Chickens', you're in for a wonderful time! "

" Because I'm so interested in the Mitford family, I'll keep this book even though Deborah (Mitford) Devonshire's writing is not up to the family standard. In terms of short anecdotes, yes...she can be very amusing. She lets her biases show, as do all her sisters who have published books, but there isn't much to back her statements up. She is very interesting when she talks of historical figures, especially as she introduces them in such a way that you don't feel she's name dropping. I would have preferred Mitford to talk more candidly about difficult times in her life...when you're over 90, surely you don't need to worry what anyone thinks anymore! She is quite candid about her husband's alcoholism, so speaking of her many miscarriages, or caring for Nancy during her fatal bout with cancer, or her parent's antipathy for each other over the players in WWII. This would only interest people who like to read about England between the wars; after that, there's not much else. More pictures would have been lovely, too... "

" If picking up this memoir as a first in the Mitford "collection", I advise a different starting point. Dowager Duchess assumes you have a working knowledge of the good bad and ugly of each of the sisters details. Her life reelection is light and delightful and very discreet. "

" Well done all around. What a life! "

" I'm starting to stall out and skim the last chapters of this. It was engaging when she was talking about her childhood, but recording what went on in the 60s and 70s is getting a little dull as well as depressing what with everyone dying. "

" Debo Mitford Cavendish is the last surviving Mitford girl (sister of Nancy et al). She married the Duke of Devonshire and her memoirs give an interesting insight into the lives and struggles of the large estate owners of Britain in the age of death and inheritance taxes. Lots of history here too as she was great friends with the Kennedy's and attented the JFK inauguration and funeral as a guest of the family. The book has moving and personal accounts of both of these iconic events. Also I hadn't known JFK's sister Kathleen ("Kick") was buried in the Duke of Devonshire's churchyard. "

" This definitely read like a wealthy British woman wrote it. I'm sure Deborah Mitford has had some great things happen in her life, but it doesn't come through in this book. The book read like her resume with at least 4 chapters being devoted to her various charitable organizations and how she got involved and what she did and blah. When it's not about that it's about her renovations of her house. Sure the pictures were nice but I wanted something, not Better Homes and Gardens. The book seems very cold, like she didn't want to say anything remotely offensive and I was just flat out bored. "

" I can NOT get enough of the Mitfords. "

" A fascinating memoir, filled with new details of stories I thought I already knew. Stories of everyday Derbyshire life (for certain values of everyday) are told with the same affection and wit as stories about the major events of the twentieth century. Well worth dipping into again and again. "

" Another chronicle of the rather mad Mitford family, interesting, funny, compassionate. My favorite so far from one of the Mitford sisters. "

" it was interesting but a bit factual with little to no introspection. I don't know if readers unfamiliar with england and the families mentioned would enjoy it as much. I wouldn't run out and get this one--the Sisters is much better if you want to read about the Mitfords. "

" It took awhile for me to get into this book, but I did end up enjoying it. I probably would have given it 3.5 stars if I had the option. "

" I did not find the author to be a great writer, but her family and life so interesting I wanted to finish the book. "

" I grew up on stories about the irrepressible Mitford girls, so liked the first part of this book - her childhood - a great deal. As she ages, though, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, displays many of the attitudes I loathe about the British upper classes. "

" Charming. A natural writer. "

" Debo still has all her senses at age 90. How she must have suffered from her husband's alcoholism, treated in but a few pages. She seems to be a hard worker, keeps calm and carries on.... "

" Not bad. Probably would have been better had I been a little bit more familiar with the many, many people she references in the book. Have always been enthralled by Chatsworth and all that British nobility. Hope to visit some of the Devonshire estates someday. "

" A worthwhile read to get an idea of her life (from her point of view), but it feels so much has been glossed over (from my knowledge of the Mitford family). If you're going to write an autobiography do it properly. I shall be more interested to read a biography. "

" Debo still has all her senses at age 90. How she must have suffered from her husband's alcoholism, treated in but a few pages. She seems to be a hard worker, keeps calm and carries on.... "

" An inside look to the famous Mitford sisters (Nancy, Diana, Jessica, Unity and Debo) and life in the upper crust of England in the mid 20th century. A little fussy but interesting. "

" All through the book I kept remember her quote 'They think because my sisters can write I can too,'' she remarked in a letter to Fermor. ''Ha ha. They will be sorry soon.''<br/> "

" Entertaining, but rote for those well-saturated in Mitfordania, or whatever it's being called nowadays. Somehow, I can't get enough. "

" Could have used a family tree and cast of characters "