Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford

Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford

A sparkling romantic comedy that vividly evokes the lost glamour of aristocratic life in England between the wars.

Polly Hampton has long been groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, the fearsome and ambitious Lady Montdore. But Polly, with her stunning good looks and impeccable connections, is bored by the monotony of her glittering debut season in London. Having just come from India, where her father served as Viceroy, she claims to have hoped that society in a colder climate would be less obsessed with love affairs. The apparently aloof and indifferent Polly has a long-held secret, however, one that leads to the shattering of her mother's dreams and her own disinheritance. When an elderly duke begins pursuing the disgraced Polly and a callow potential heir curries favor with her parents, nothing goes as expected, but in the end all find happiness in their own unconventional ways.

Featuring an introduction by Flora Fraser.

Nancy Mitford, the eldest of the six legendary Mitford sisters and the daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale, was born in 1904 and schooled at home on the family estate in Oxfordshire. She made her début in London and quickly rose to prominence as one of the era's bright new things, becoming close friends with Henry Green, Evelyn Waugh, John Betjeman, and their circle. She began writing for periodicals and novels while still in her twenties, a beauty and a wit. She published eight novels and biographies of Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, Louis XIV, and Frederick the Great, in total. In 1973, she passed away. Visit www.nancymitford.com for more details.

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ISBN 13	9780307740823
ISBN 10	030774082X
Title	Love in a Cold Climate
Author	Nancy Mitford
Series	Radlett And Montdore
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-08-10
Number of pages	256
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