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Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate | Nancy Mitford
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One of Nancy Mitfords most beloved novels, Love in a Cold Climate is 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 mothers 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.
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Vansa
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😂😂😂My husband and I are both bankers. I love how Mitford sends up the ludicrous snobbery of the English upper classes.

CarolynM I love Lady Montdore - she‘s dreadful but hilarious🤣🤣🤣 2y
Vansa @CarolynM she's so completely hilarious. I love how Mitford sends up the pretensions of the aristocracy through her character 2y
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Vansa
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Absolutely delightful

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LeahBergen
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Look what‘s arrived, @rubyslippersreads !

I‘m so glad I didn‘t go ahead and buy a #FolioSociety edition of Love in a Cold Climate after you bought me The Pursuit of Love for my birthday. 😆 And a #PersephoneBooks that I don‘t own! Please thank Sadie and Nicky for the cat poetry and book-shaped paper clips and let them know I‘ll read a verse to #JohnnyBergen. 😆

Thanks so much, my dear friend. I love everything!! 😘😘😘

TrishB Lovely gifts ❤️ 2y
JamieArc Oh my gosh that edition 😍. 2y
BarbaraBB Such wonderful gifts 😍 2y
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rubyslippersreads You‘re very welcome! I‘m so glad it finally arrived. I was beginning to think it had been diverted to the North Pole. 😂 2y
LeahBergen @TrishB @BarbaraBB Most definitely! 😍 2y
LeahBergen @JamieArc Isn‘t it beautiful?? 2y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I‘m so thrilled with everything! 😊 2y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Nicky and Sadie are thrilled they can help #johnnybergen expand his reading horizons. 😹 2y
Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 2y
MaureenMc 😍 2y
Cathythoughts Gorgeous & that chocolate sounds divine 💫 (edited) 2y
batsy Beautiful 😍 2y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Someone has to! 😉 2y
LeslieO That Mitford is a beauty 2y
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CarolynM
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The essential companion piece to The Pursuit of Love. Maybe not quite as funny, but it certainly has its moments. As well as the glorious Radletts we have the dreadful Lady Montdore, beautiful, cold Polly and (in my view the star of the show, I always forget he only appears 60 pages from the end) spectacular Cedric. Thank you again for getting me to reread @LeeRHarry

LeeRHarry No worries 😌 I‘m going to head to this one in January 2y
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CarolynM
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"'The thing about Polly is her beauty.'...
Cedric looked sulky, as he always did when I talked like this.
'More beautiful than One?' he said"

The picture is Stephen Tennant, the undisputed real life inspiration for the beautiful, flamboyant Cedric Hampton.

LeahBergen Wow! I haven‘t seen this portrait. 2y
Centique Whoa, he really is beautiful! 2y
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CarolynM
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Oh dear! Lady Montdore would think me very common indeed🤣

LeahBergen 🤣🤣 2y
LeeRHarry 🤣 2y
Cathythoughts Oh dear ! 😬😂 2y
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Bookwomble I'm with Lady Montdore! 😄 2y
CarolynM @Bookwomble Half your luck! 2y
batsy Lordy 😆😆 2y
Bookwomble @CarolynM Just realising how my comment could be misconstrued - I'm not suggesting that you're common, rather that I have a cast iron bladder and "don't need to be let out at intervals" ? 2y
CarolynM @Bookwomble It's OK, I got it. I wish I didn't need to be🙄😬🙂 2y
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The second in Mitford‘s well known series and written with the same witty style as the first, the novel tells the story of heiress Polly and how she marries her uncle by marriage after the death of her aunt, much to her parents dismay. I was torn reading this because the novel is so amusing and some of the characters really wonderful, but the pedophilia and grooming that occur are rather cringe worthy when read through a modern lens.

SamanthaMarie Yikes 😬😬😬 3y
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CindiB
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The second in the Radlett trilogy featuring narrator / Cousin Fanny. The first is The Pursuit of Love which focused on Linda Radlett & was fabulous. This second book focuses more on Fanny & Polly Hampton. I enjoyed it but wouldn‘t rush to re-read it. Witty, bitchy, & well-written, there were a few LOL moments. (Could have used more Davey!) I signed up for A Mitford Year subscription with Heywood Hill bookstore & this is my second book. 3.75/5

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erzascarletbookgasm
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I have a copy on my tbr but sadly not this gorgeous Folio edition.
Image from Pinterest.

#wordsofoctober #cold

batsy That edition though 😍 3y
Caroline2 😍 3y
OriginalCyn620 A gorgeous edition! 3y
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sisilia Beautiful 😻 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💙 3y
Cathythoughts What a fabulous cover ❤️ 3y
Nute Lovely book edition! 3y
BiblioLitten That edition is so beautiful! 💙 3y
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MaureenMc
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I needed a fun, funny, and frothy book, and once again, Ms. Mitford, you did not disappoint. I‘m so glad I discovered her this year!

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merelybookish
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This book appeared on two recent "what to read during a pandemic" lists AND it was my #bookspin selection. So perfect timing! It's a fun, frothy, comical look at early 20th-century English aristocracy. As an insider, Mitford is able to skewer the absurdity of the upper classes with wit and affection. So if you like Downtown Abbey and are looking for some light reading right now, this does fit the bill! @TheAromaofBooks

merelybookish Worth reading for the scenes with Jassy and Victoria, minor characters obviously based on Mitford's younger sisters Jessica and Unity. They are hilarious! 4y
Tamra I‘m going to have to get to this one! (edited) 4y
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CarolynM I love Cedric - so delightfully over the top. It's fun to think about the real people who inspired her characters. 4y
merelybookish @CarolynM I loved that Cedric was from Nova Scotia. As a colonial it was funny to read their impressions of us barbarians. 😛 4y
LeahBergen Yaaasssss! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
batsy Such a good book! Definitely recommend, @Tamra ! I might have to reread this for comfort. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds like a fun one!! 4y
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merelybookish
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Time to start my #bookspin pick. @TheAromaofBooks

ferskner This book is so charming! 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds good ! Look forward to your thoughts 4y
CarolynM I love this book - it's so funny. Enjoy🙂 (edited) 4y
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Tamra This has been TBR for so long - I might be inspired by a positive review. 😁 4y
merelybookish @ferskner @CarolynM I enjoyed The Pursuit of Love so expect I'll enjoy this one too! 4y
merelybookish @Cathythoughts She's fun. Lots of good social satire. 4y
merelybookish @Tamra I will do my best! 🤞😄 4y
TheAromaofBooks Lovely bookmark, too!! 4y
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Not going to finish this by tonight‘s book club, but I‘m enjoying a few moments SUNSHINE so all is right with the world.

rockpools You found 🌞?! Drop everything! 4y
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The companion book arrived today and it‘s also in fabulous condition. 🥰 #foliosociety #foliofreaks

DrexEdit 😍 4y
LauraBrook So gorgeous! 4y
LeahBergen 😍😍 4y
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JazzFeathers 😲😍😍😍😍 4y
Liz_M Beautiful! 4y
Mdargusch Stop! I‘m so jealous. 4y
Reviewsbylola Abe Books has some killer scores on folios a lot of the time. If there‘s one in particular I‘m looking for, I can usually find it for a decent price on there. @mdargusch. Excepting the current ones obviously. Most of the good finds are older ones. I believe the Mitfords were published in the 90s but you‘d never know by looking at them. 4y
rubyslippersreads I have this set too. 😊 4y
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Brie
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A witty romantic comedy of aristocratic British life. Polly Hampton is bored of upper class society and the expectation of marriage thrust upon her by her overbearing mother, but a secret soon tears them apart as an elderly suitor pursues her. Meanwhile a flamboyant heir visits in preparation to take over the estate, but nothing works out quite as expected.

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This feels like a companion novel to “The Pursuit of Love” since a lot of the events in this novel happens at the same time as TPoL. In TOoL Fanny, our storyteller, focuses on how her cousin Linda finds love and this focuses on her friend Polly‘s quest. Both focuses on how is never easy. LiaCC also shows the social life of a married woman.

I really like how Mitford looks at things, but I‘m glad I don‘t live 40s/50s.

Aimeesue ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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AnneCecilie
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Next up.

CarolynM ❤️ 5y
Reviewsbylola Amazing book! I love Nancy. ♥️ 5y
Aimeesue I love the Mitfords. ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Bullitt, the butler, always frightened me into a fit. He was rather like Frankenstein‘s monster and one had to follow his jerky footsteps as through some huge museum before arriving at the little green room.

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Oh, ick, I don't know if I can read this. Dougdale is an uncle of this group of teen girl cousins and is directly stated to sexually molest them. I was drawn to this book by promises of witty social commentary to 1920s high society, and now Wiki tells me Dougdale marries the protagonist cousin (not the narrating cousin).

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This book is hilarious, ridiculous and indeed intent. An old classic of course that I would definitely recommend. I‘d give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Here‘s an image I‘ve drawn with the book of CDs featured in it. Have a great Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

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Aimeesue
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The ebook's on sale today, and who doesn't need a Mitford novel with them at all times? No one!
#kindledeal

batsy I love this one 💜 5y
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This is our latest book club pick. It was ok. A bit boring in parts but did make me laugh in some others. I just didn‘t connect with the characters as much as I would have liked.

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I joined my 2 local libraries today, and took out my new bookclub book. It felt good! I can‘t keep buying books like I am, it‘s not healthy!

MrsMalaprop 👍 My #currentread is a library book too. It‘s a rarity for me to borrow, but having Clem so into the library ATM means I‘m there often. Saw The Ruin on the return shelves the other week & just had to grab it! 6y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop is The Ruin your bookclub pick? 6y
MrsMalaprop No, just one I‘ve had on my radar. Our book club pick this month is Less. 6y
Linsy Here here! I need to follow in your footsteps! 🤦‍♀️ 6y
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Was in Chicago for a mini vacation. Managed to find a bookstore and pick up a few books 😊

MrBook 😍 6y
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That‘s all there is to it then, eh? 😅 #currentlyreading

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Not sure if the cold climate refers to England (as opposed to India or Sicily), or Polly's family or Fanny's broken parentage. A fairly interesting read, especially having read 'The Bolter' recently, but I wasn't smitten and more than once wondered why I should care about the characters. A rather rushed ending. Read for my library bookclub.

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Christy2318
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It's been a long week. My plans for the day.

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Tamarity
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For the climate change deniers...

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BooksForYears
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#SeasonsReadings2016 #InTheMoodForLove

These books are all feeling the love 💞

Reviewsbylola Love Nancy Mitford. 😍 7y
courtney Geek Love is everything! 7y
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... we started off in Spain, and you'll never believe this but they are two hours late for every meal - two hours.... So of course, by then, you've stopped feeling hungry and only feel sick, then when food comes it is all cooked in rancid oil... It's on everybody's hair too, and to make it more appetising there are pictures all round you of some dear old bull being tortured to death. They think literally of nothing all day but bulls and the Virgin

MandaChittles I'm currently living in Madrid so found this quote to be hilarious!! 7y
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MandaChittles
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I am a huge fan of Australia's ABC Book Club: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/

I've also been enjoying podcasts - especially Books on the Nightstand: http://booksonthenightstand.com/
What Should I Read Next: http://modernmrsdarcy.com/what-should-i-read-next/ and a couple of podcasts from Book Riot.
Can anyone recommend any other Book Review television shows or podcasts?

ReadingEnvy I'm not sure it's quite what you're looking for because it isn't all new books, but my podcast Reading Envy is readers talking about books they've read recently, with a very occasional author or book club interview. It posts every two weeks. Sorry for the self promotion. 😜 8y
MandaChittles Thanks! I'll check it out! 8y
Amandajoy I like the Reading Women. They mostly talk about books by/about women. And you can find them on litsy! @thereadingwomen 8y
mischa If you are a romance fan, I suggest Smart Podcast Trashy Books and Bookthingo (Bookthingo is Australian). You can also try Drunk Booksellers, The Eclectic Readers Bookclub, The Sword and Laser, Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, and Bookrageous. What can I say, I listen to a LOT of podcasts about books. 😃👍🏻 7y
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MandaChittles
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I'm going to start this on the weekend - on the sunny Algarve coast of southern Portugal :) Mitford's novel comes highly recommended by the ABC's Book Club: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/s4503339.htm

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Today's bookstore finds.

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