{"product_id":"wait-for-me-deborah-mitford-9780312610647","title":"Wait for Me!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe autobiography of one of Britain's most beloved figures, last of the Mitford sisters, renowned writer and social figure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood of six daughters and one son that included the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote, when Deborah was born, \"How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl.\" Deborah's effervescent memoir \u003ci\u003eWait for Me! \u003c\/i\u003echronicles her remarkable life, from an eccentric but happy childhood roaming the Oxfordshire countryside, to tea with Adolf Hitler and her sister Unity in 1937, to her marriage to Andrew Cavendish, the second son of the Duke of Devonshire. Her life changed utterly with his unexpected inheritance of the title and vast estates after the wartime death of his brother, who had married \"Kick\" Kennedy, the beloved sister of John F. Kennedy. Her friendship with that family would last through triumph and tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1959, the Duchess and her family took up residence in Chatsworth, the four-hundred-year-old family seat, with its incomparable collections of paintings, tapestry, and sculpture--the combined accumulations of generations of tastemakers. Neglected due to the economies of two world wars and punitive inheritance taxes, the great house soon came to life again under the careful attention of the Duchess. It is regarded as one of England's most loved and popular historic houses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWait for Me! \u003c\/i\u003eis written with intense warmth, charm, and perception. A unique portrait of an age of tumult, splendor, and change, it is also an unprecedented look at the rhythms of life inside one of the great aristocratic families of England. With its razor-sharp portraits of the Duchess's many friends and cohorts--politicians, writers, artists, sportsmen--it is truly irresistible reading, and will join the shelf of Mitford classics to delight readers for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Mitford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312610645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312610647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2011 pg. 32","brand":"Deborah Mitford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070108299519,"sku":"9780312610647","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b93538b1-9194-4766-b116-8f16bfe01cf9.jpg?v=1685428403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wait-for-me-deborah-mitford-9780312610647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}