Rachel Trethewey – Muv: The story of the Mitford Girls’ Mother in conversation with Louise Beale

Join Rachel Trethewey as she reflects on the original research and careful craftsmanship that shaped her latest biography.

The outrageous escapades of the six controversial Mitford sisters continue to fascinate us. Yet what about the seventh and arguably most vital Mitford woman of them all – their mother? Sydney Redesdale was a complex woman who held on to Nazi sympathies long after Hitler’s death. But was she a scapegoat or a saint? A mother or a manager? Her daughters could never agree.

Rachel Trethewey uses untouched research and first-hand testimony to tell Redesdale’s story in full for the first time, revealing a major influence on her daughters’ strong will, self-confidence and extremism.