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Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford   Author Jessica Mitford Peter Y. Sussman (editor) Country United Kingdom Language English Genre(s) Collection Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publication date 2006 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 768 ISBN 0297607456 OCLC Number 80901934 Preceded by ' The American Way of Death Revisited' Followed by 'The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters' Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford is 2006 collection of letters by Jessica Mitford. The book was edited by Peter Y. Sussman and the publisher is Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Synopsis The book includes Mitford's letters between 1924 leading up to her death in 1996. It chronicles her escape from family life and elopement with Esmond Romilly. Following Romilly's premature death, the letters document her subsequent marriage to Robert Treuhaft and her activism in the Civil rights movement, the American Communist Party and her exposés of the American funeral industry. As with her previous biography, Hons and Rebels, the letters also concentrate on her relationship with her relations, including her sisters and friends in America and England.[1] Reception The book was generally well received by critics. [2][3][4][5][6][7] References ^ Mitford, Jessica (2006). Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.  ^ In a Lifetime of Letters, the Evolution of an Aristocrat New York Times. 17 November 2006 ^ The first It Girl The Telegraph. 1 December 2006 ^ Her wickedly winning ways The Sunday Times. 12 November 2006 ^ Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford, Ed. Peter Y Sussman Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford (book review). The Independent. 5 January 2007 ^ Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford-A very honourable rebel The Spectator. 30 November 2006 ^ Decca Reaction Peter Y. Sussman website