A review by michellebuch
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford

Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.
Upon seeing a racial slur in the book, I looked up the date of publication, and found that the book was the author's sanitized version of her own large aristocratic, fascist family. One Mitford sister moved to Germany to stalked Hitler and worship him. One sister shot herself (but survived) when England entered into war with Germany. One left her husband for the leader fascist in England. The brother fought in Japan because he couldn't bring himself to fight against Germany. They were all Jew haters.
This book absolves Mitford's family and, as an extension, the British aristocracy of their part in Germany's ability to be as successful in the attempted conquest of Europe and eradication of Jews.
I couldn't continue reading it.
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