Love in a Cold Climate: The wickedly funny sequel to The Pursuit of Love

Love in a Cold Climate: The wickedly funny sequel to The Pursuit of Love

by Alan Cumming (Introduction), Alan Cumming (Introduction), Nancy Mitford (Author)

Synopsis

Love in a Cold Climate is the sequel to Nancy Mitford's bestselling novel The Pursuit of Love. 'How lovely - green velvet and silver. I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.' She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. 'Mine's silver lame, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it. 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. Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton - with her startling good looks and excellent social connections - is beginning to wilt under the glare. 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. But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect . . . Love in a Cold Climate is the wickedly funny follow-up to The Pursuit of Love. 'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible' Philip Hensher, Spectator

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Nov 2015

ISBN 10: 0241974690
ISBN 13: 9780241974698
Book Overview: Love in a Cold Climateais the wickedly funny follow-up toaThe Pursuit of Loveaand explores the mystery of sexual attraction.

Author Bio
Nancy Mitford (1904-1973) was born in London, the eldest child of the second Baron Redesdale. She had written four novels, including Wigs on the Green (1935), before the success of The Pursuit of Love in 1945, which she followed with Love in a Cold Climate (1949), The Blessing (1951) and Don't Tell Alfred (1960). She also wrote four works of biography. Nancy Mitford was awarded the CBE in 1972.