Apart from being taught to ride and speak French, Nancy Mitford always claimed she never received a proper education. Her childhood in a large, remote country house with her five sisters and one brother is recounted in the early chapters of The Pursuit of Love (1945), which, according to Mitford, is largely autobiographical. ISBN 9780241974698 Purchase this product now and earn 35 Points!Nancy Mitford (1904-1973) was born in London, the eldest child of the second Baron Redesdale. This edition of Love in a Cold Climate is introduced by actor, director and writer Alan Cumming. Her novels, Wigs on the Green, The Pursuit of Love, The Blessing and Don’t Tell Alfred, are available in single paperback editions from Penguin or as part of The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford which also includes Highland Fling, Christmas Pudding and Pigeon Pie. ‘Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible’ Philip Hensher, SpectatorNancy Mitford was the eldest of the infamous Mitford sisters, known for her membership in ‘The Bright Young Things’ clique of the 1920s and an intimate of Evelyn Waugh she produced witty, satirical novels with a cast of characters taken directly from the aristocratic social scene of which she was a part. Love in a Cold Climate is the wickedly funny follow-up to The Pursuit of Love. But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect. Groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, fearsome Lady Montdore, Polly instead scandalises society by declaring her love for her uncle ‘Boy’ Dougdale, the Lecherous Lecturer, and promptly eloping to France.
Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton – with her startling good looks and excellent social connections – is beginning to wilt under the glare. Aren’t you thankful evening skirts are long again?’Ah, the dresses! But oh, the monotony of the Season, with its endless run of glittering balls. ‘Mine’s silver lame, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it. I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.’ She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. Love in a Cold Climate is the sequel to Nancy Mitford’s bestselling novel The Pursuit of Love.
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