Jessica Mitford was the fifth of the six Mitford daughters and always the rebel among her sisters - Nancy, Pam, Diana, Unity and Debo. At the age of 19 she eloped to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin, Esmond Romilly, and they moved to the USA in 1939. Romilly died in action in 1941 and Jessica later married Bob Treuhaft, a lawyer, with whom she lived in California. A one-time member of the American Communist Party, Jessica was a frequent target for the House Committee of Un-American Activities and was a passionate supporter of civil rights.
Jessica Mitford a décidé de l'écriture de ce livre à son retour dans la maison de sa mère en 1955, après vingt ans d’absence. « Sur les vitres des fenêtres, on pouvait voir encore les svastikas gravés dans le verre avec une bague en diamant, et pour chaque svastika, une faucille...
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