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“Kaplan’s attention to detail in this comprehensive biography gives us insight into this famous Muckraker’s life whose fearless approach to journalism still reverberates today. This book was so well-researched. I know she got files directly from the family, including from Decca’s daughter Dinky. Kaplan changes the way we see the Mitford sisters from the inside of her biography.” Read more...
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