Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford
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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
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. 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.
Jessica Mitford
Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford was an English author, journalist and political campaigner, who was one of the Mitford sisters...
. The book was edited by Peter Y. Sussman and the publisher is Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It is a division of the Orion Publishing Group.-History:...
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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 RomillyEsmond Romilly
Esmond Marcus David Romilly was a British socialist and anti-fascist, now remembered mainly for his marriage to Jessica Mitford, one of the Mitford sisters...
. Following Romilly's premature death, the letters document her subsequent marriage to Robert Treuhaft
Robert Treuhaft
Robert Edward Treuhaft was an American lawyer and the second husband of Jessica Mitford.The son of Hungarian immigrants, he worked for labor union and radical left causes much of his life...
and her activism in the Civil rights movement
Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. In some situations it was...
, the American Communist Party
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....
and her exposés of the American funeral industry. As with her previous biography, Hons and Rebels
Hons and Rebels
Hons and Rebels is an autobiography by political activist Jessica Mitford which describes her aristocratic childhood and the conflicts between her and her sisters Unity and Diana, who were ardent supporters of Nazism...
, the letters also concentrate on her relationship with her relations, including her sisters and friends in America and England.