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Trifulca a la Vista

Trifulca a la Vista

by Nancy Mitford
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2012

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Satirizing the devoted followers of British fascism, this novel tells the story of a series of characters hailing from diverse backgrounds, and what happens when they meet in an out-of-the-way little British town. Sheltered Eugenia Malmains, one of the richest girls in England, is a loyal supporter of General Jack and his Union Jackshirts. Cosmopolitan Noel Foster and his intriguing friend Jasper Aspect search for rich heiresses to marry. And Lady Marjorie, accompanied by her friend Poppy, has run away from the mess that ensued after she called off her wedding. When they all join the locals of a small town in a theatrical representation between Pacifists and Jackshirts, tensions come to a boiling point.Satirizando a los devotos seguidores del fascismo britanico, esta novela narra la historia de una serie de personajes diversos origenes, y lo que sucede cuando se encuentran en un recondito pueblito ingles. La mimada Eugenia Malmains, una de las muchachas mas ricas de Inglaterra, es una fiel seguidora del capitan Jack y sus camisas tricolores. El cosmopolita Noel Foster y su intrigante amigo Jasper Aspect van a la caza de una rica heredera. Y Lady Marjorie, acompanada de su amiga Poppy, ha huido del revuelo provocado por haber cancelado su boda. Cuando todos ellos se unen a las personas locales de un pequeno pueblo para llevar a cabo una representacion teatral entre los fascistas y pacifistas, las tensiones explotan."
ISBN:
9788492663491
9788492663491
Category:
Historical Fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2012
Language:
Spanish
Publisher:
Libros del Asteroide S.L.U.
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
264
Dimensions (mm):
198x124x18mm
Weight:
0.36kg
Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford was born in London on November 28 1904, daughter of the second Baron Redesdale, and the eldest of six girls. Her sisters included Lady Diana Mosley; Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire and Jessica, who immortalised the Mitford family in her autobiography Hons and Rebels.

The Mitford sisters came of age during the Roaring Twenties and wartime in London, and were well known for their beauty, upper-class bohemianism or political allegiances. Nancy contributed columns to The Lady and the Sunday Times, as well as writing a series of popular novels including The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, which detailed the high-society affairs of the six Radlett sisters.

While working in London during the Blitz, Nancy met and fell in love with Gaston Palewski, General de Gaulle's chief of staff, and eventually moved to Paris to be near him. In the 1950s she began writing historical biographies - her life of Louis XIV, The Sun King, became an international bestseller. Nancy completed her last book, Frederick the Great, before she died of Hodgkin's disease on 30 June 1973.

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