by Nancy Mitford
I read both books back to back which is why I use this edition eventhough mine is separate books. Social critique aside, both books are wonderful; no wonder since this is one of my favourite story time frame. I'd have given it more star, unfortunately Mitford stumbled on the endings. One of my pet p...
Loved these. A bit more madcap than Evelyn Waugh, but more grounded in reality than Jasper Fforde.I made the mistake of reading Love in a Cold Climate first. Definitely able to enjoy it, but a few of the references (Hons) and characters (Sauveterre) are more easily understood if one has read The P...
I've read The Pursuit of Love, but haven't yet started Love in a Cold Climate. These are considered Nancy Mitford's Masterpieces, but so far I like her funnier, early novels better.
Having had this book recommended to me from a list of the 100 best comedic novels in the English language, I was somewhat disappointed that the amusement provided herein was of the limited, bring-the-edges-of-one's-mouth-upwards type, rather than laughs that burrow up from the diaphragm. Mitford's n...
A bit like Brideshead with the Catholicism, and the family of kids, and the precious, quirky personalities, and the struggle to find one's way in a changing world. Those Mitford sisters had enough personality for four families at least. Is it because the parents just sort of stay out of the way an...
A classic of 20th century English literature and a glorious read. Captures the essence of English Society after WWI in the slightly crazy time before WWII. Shows how good writing can be, detailing the lives of two sisters from an upperclass family, and the very different choices that they made. Nanc...
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