" 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... "
— Laurie, 1/27/2014