A Family’s Darkest Hour—Author Marie Benedict and her novel “The Mitford Affair”

    The six Mitford sisters were beautiful, brilliant stars of British society in the years between the two world wars. As dark political movements took hold across Great Britain and Europe, two of the sisters worked their way into the highest echelons of power to devastating effect.
    Historical novelist Marie Benedict brings the controversial and charismatic Mitford sisters to the page with meticulous detail, weaving a story of betrayal, family ties and ambition.