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Pursuit of Love
Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford
Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love is one of the funniest, sharpest novels about love and growing up ever written. 'Obsessed with sex!' said Jassy, 'there's nobody so obsessed as you, Linda. Why if I so much as look at a picture you say I'm a pygmalionist.' In the end we got more information out of a book called Ducks and Duck Breeding. 'Ducks can only copulate, ' said Linda, after studying this for a while, 'in running water. Good luck to them.' Oh, the tedium of waiting to grow up! Longing for love, obsessed with weddings and sex, Linda and her sisters and cousin Fanny are on the lookout for the perfect lover. But finding Mr Right is much harder than any of the sisters had thought. Linda must suffer marriage first to a stuffy Tory MP and then to a handsome and humourless communist, before finding real love in war-torn Paris. . . 'Utter, utter bliss' Daily Mail Nancy 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. Her novels, Wigs on the Green, Love in a Cold Climate, 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. This edition of The Pursuit of Love is introduced by novelist Zoe Heller.
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readingjedi
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What a delightful treat this is! Writing that has that easy-breezy lightness of touch that makes your eyes just gobble it up, characters that are hilarious, ludicrous, sometimes hideous, events so ridiculous but also poignant, insightful, devastatingly real - just an utter joy to read! The satire is deliciously arch, the mocking merciless but affectionate & it feels so fresh! Such a rich reading experience - the perfect blend of funny & sad.

tpixie Great to hear!! This last year I read a lot of historical fiction featuring Nancy Mitford, and some of her siblings- and I‘ve been wanting to read this book- and more of her writings. What a very interesting family! 9mo
LeeRHarry I enjoy Nancy Mitford‘s books immensely 🥰 9mo
Aimeesue “Sewers!” always makes me laugh. I use it frequently 😂 9mo
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So funny..and so true.
So all my well read Littens, what are your opinions on the surprisingly dark ending she gives to this book?She doesn't end her other Radlett-Montdore books on a note of such sadness, why do you think she chose this ending for this one?

Ruthiella Maybe because Linda was based on her sister Diana and it was a more palatable fictional outcome than in real life Diana‘s marrying the leader and founder of the British Union of Fascists? 1y
Vansa @Ruthiella bit of a composite of all the sisters, the Communism was very Jessica and Nancy herself, though the leaving a family was Diana! Possibly, though.Just seems like a very sudden dark turn, maybe because of her own miscarriages? 1y
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Vansa
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Nancy Mitford is so insightful

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Booksnchill
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Part of my long running Nancy Mitford project. The was quite good on audio as well. Just prior to WW2 up until the end of the war and follows the sisters and daughters of Landed gentry- the Hons and the Counter-Hons. I am glad I read Jessica Mitford‘s Hons and Rebels first. 4 stars.

CarolynM An old favourite of mine❤️ Are you going on to Love in a Cold Climate? (edited) 2y
MaureenMc I love this book! It‘s my favorite of hers that I‘ve read so far. 2y
Booksnchill That is next up! 2y
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BiblioLitten
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Hey Lauralee 🤗
Thank you for the lovely #LittleChristmasSwap package! I am looking forward to reading this book next month. And I have already devoured a few chocolate cherries. They are like Black Forest cake (my favourite) in candy form.

Thank you @bookish_wookish for organising this fun swap. 💕

BookishMadHatter Sorry that it got delayed getting to you, but so happy you like it. Happy reading! 3y
BiblioLitten @BooksAndYarn Don‘t worry about it. Thank you 💕 3y
merelybookish What a pretty cover on the Mitford! 3y
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CarolynM
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I've lost count of how many times I've read this book and it still makes me laugh. Delightful. Thank you @LeeRHarry for the impetus for this reread. I'm off to get Love in a Cold Climate off the shelf. I need Lady Montdore and Cedric now.

LeeRHarry Anytime 😊 3y
Cathythoughts Fabulous cover ❤️ 3y
IndoorDame Such a lovely edition! 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Gorgeous cover! Is it a Folio? 3y
CarolynM @erzascarletbookgasm Yes, it is🙂 3y
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CarolynM
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I first encountered Nancy Mitford's books via the 1980 TV series Love in a Cold Climate which combined the stories of that book and this one (The Pursuit of Love). It left a deep impression and I can't read these books without seeing and hearing those actors. Uncle Matthew in this illustration from my Folio edition looks enough like Michael Aldridge to make me happy.
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LeeRHarry Great illustration 😊 3y
LeahBergen I haven‘t watched ANY of the series or movies (and it‘s one of my favourite books)! 3y
batsy @LeahBergen Same! I need to remedy this 😆 3y
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LeahBergen @batsy That‘s just what I was thinking! 3y
MaureenMc That illustration is amazing! 3y
CarolynM @LeeRHarry @MaureenMc Folio books are always well illustrated, but I particularly like the style in these books🙂 3y
CarolynM @LeahBergen @batsy I've only watched the 1980 one. I think it's so perfect I don't want to spoil it with later versions. 3y
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CindyE09
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Just finished watching Downton Abbey on Netflix and wanted more British aristocracy in between the wars. This novel was really really funny and witty and I very much enjoyed it. It follows the romantic adventures of Linda, who marries twice and then finds the love of her life in Paris, only to be separated from him a few months later when Germany invaded France during WWII. This novel was hilarious and I can‘t wait to continue on with the series.

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Kristin_Reads
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DNF - This was on my list because the BBC series is now available in the States, but I just couldn‘t get into this one. It was my #BookSpin pick for this month, so I‘m checking it off and moving onward (and watching the series guilt-free!)

TheAromaofBooks Some books just aren't the right fit!! 3y
DivineDiana Gorgeous cover. Going to look for the series! 3y
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Kimberlone
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#CuriousCovers Day 25: Flowers

A lovely cover, featuring lots of flowers. On my TBR.

Eggs Lovely 👏🏻🌺❤️🌸👍🏼🌼 3y
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Allylu
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Yay! I finished this book before the end of May! I have had it on my shelf for quite a while and I wasn‘t sure I would like it. I thought it would be one of “those” books, but the story grew into something I was glad to have read. #100YEARS100BOOKS #73 #BookSpinBingo #21 and makes a bingo! #20in4

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
CarolynM ❤️ 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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Cathythoughts
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Finally getting around to watching The Pursuit of Love ... it‘s brilliant 💫

EvieBee Oh nice! I really need to read her books! I have this series of three sitting on the shelf. 4y
Cathythoughts @EvieBee I loved the book too & the show is very good 4y
CarolynM I adore the 1980 series so much (I hear and see those actors in my head when I read, or even think about, the books) that I refused to watch the 2001 version, but I think I might give this new one a chance. I'll probable scuttle back to the old one after, though😂 3y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM I‘d love to see the old one ... This new one is good ( I‘ve nothing to compare it too though) ... (edited) 3y
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ReadingEnvy
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I only read The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (this library book also had Love in a Cold Climate, which is book 2 about the Radlett family.) I confess my primary reason for reading it is to do so before the BBC series becomes available in the states. It is campy and silly, high society British families worrying about fashion and marriage in the years right before WWII. I understand the characters are all based on Nancy Mitford's family.

MaureenMc I‘ve read several of Mitford‘s novels, and this one (the first I read) is still my favorite. 😊 4y
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"Storms and difficulties left them unmoved, but day after day of ordinary existence produced an unbearable torture of ennui, because they completely lacked any form of mental discipline."

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Initially I wasn‘t very interested in the lives of the wealthy between the wars, but Nancy‘s humour won me over. Funny, lively, incredibly charming and easy to read. The cover is beautiful as well! 7/10

Ididsoidid Spoiler: To wrap everything up all on the final page felt quite rushed. For such a humorous book I thought it was a very cruel ending and despite the many reasons not to, I had become quite fond of Linda. (edited) 4y
Cathythoughts Great book ❤️ I only read late last year (edited) 4y
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CindiB
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UK bookseller Heywood Hill new subscription is A Mitford Year. Releasing 5 of N Mitford‘s novels & 7 hardbacks of current women writers, The Pursuit of Love is the 1st I rec‘d. LOVE the cover! LOVE this amazing novel. Linda is a classic character & completely eccentric & one of many lovable characters. (Davey!) Autobiographical references to the Mitfords are obvious but this novel stands strongly on it‘s own. Fun & joyful, yet serious. 5/5

LeahBergen One of my favourite books! 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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I‘ll never tire of these gorgeous covers. 😍

#foliosociety #foliofreaks

LeahBergen So pretty! 💗💗 4y
Megabooks 😍😍 4y
PurpleyPumpkin Gorgeous!🤩 4y
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TNbookworm Oh wow! So beautiful! 4y
MaureenMc 😍 4y
quietjenn How very lovely. 4y
Kalalalatja I haven‘t bought a folio book in years, and I‘m really beginning to miss them 😍 4y
batsy Those are so lovely! 4y
Reviewsbylola I usually wait until I see one I have to have and then try to find it on Abe Books or EBay. 😂 @Kalalalatja 4y
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charl08
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Some great lines in this book.

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'Have you read Brothers?' Lady Kroesig asked Uncle Matthew conversationally, as they settled down to their soup. "What's that? "The new Ursula Langdok - Brothers - it's about two brothers. You ought to read it.'
"My dear Lady Kroesig, I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.

Becker Such a pretty book. 4y
charl08 @Becker yes, kudos to the designer Lourdes Sanchez 4y
batsy Lol 4y
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Last holidays our great obsession had been childbirth, on which entrancing subject we were informed remarkably late, having supposed for a long time that a mother's stomach swelled up for nine months and then burst open like a ripe pumpkin, shooting out the infant. When the real truth dawned upon us it seemed rather an anticlimax...

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Cathythoughts
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I loved this 💕💕💕💕
And so have completed with this book #Booked2020
Will post up my completed list shortly!
Loved this challenge again ! Thanks so much lovely ladies for organizing & keeping us all together .. 😘😘😘

Cinfhen Yay!!!! You‘ve become quite the challenge slayer, Cathy ⚔️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen Thanks! I‘m not so sure about that , but I love it ! & thanks so much for keeping us all together 4y
TrishB Well done Cathy, I still have one left! 4y
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LeahBergen Yes! One of my favourites. 💗💗 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB Thanks! Nearly there now ! Another year done 👯✨ 4y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen it‘s so good 💕 4y
rachaich Superb book. 4y
Cathythoughts @rachaich Absolutely superb ! Looking forward to more of her 4y
eraderneely Well done you!!! 4y
Cathythoughts @eraderneely Thankyou my friend 😁 4y
Caroline2 Well done! 😀 4y
Caroline2 And I‘ve stacked the book! 😆 👍 4y
Cathythoughts @Caroline2 Thanks! And I will look forward to your thoughts whenever you may get there 👍🏻💕 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage So glad you finished out the challenge with such a great book! Congratulations! 🎊🎉 📚 4y
CarolynM A marvellous book😍 I'm part way through my parent/child memoir with 2 prompts more to complete. Hopefully I'll get there before Christmas. 4y
erzascarletbookgasm It‘s patiently waiting for me on my shelf. Next year 🤞😁 4y
batsy This is one of my favourites! Glad you enjoyed 🙂 4y
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Cathythoughts
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#ThinkPink for #Booked2020 So this is my first Mitford .... what can I say ? It‘s captivating 💕💕💕Loving it ... breakfast reading with Granny‘s tea set ( took a cup & saucer out of the box ... nice way to have a cup of tea...

LeahBergen Oh, I adore this book!! 💗💗💗 4y
rockpools That‘s a beautifully civilised way to start the day! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm What a lovely edition. And your tea set is gorgeous! 😍 Have a great day! 💕 4y
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charl08 Oh that reminds me of my gran's tea set. 😍 Thank you. 4y
batsy Ooh what a pretty picture 😍 I love this book! I hope it continues to captivate you 💗 4y
squirrelbrain Gorgeous pic! 4y
JennyM Such a gorgeous pic. Perfect start to the day ☕️ 📖 4y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I think I will adore it to Leah 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @rockpools it‘s fun ! We are not always quite so civilised though 😂 4y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks Jessie! You have a lovely evening where you are in the world ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @charl08 I never knew my grannies ... they were gone by the time I was born ... but I am a granny now & I love it ... you‘re lucky to have your gran ❤️💕❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @batsy Thanks X .... I‘m continuing to be captivated 👏🏻 4y
Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain Thanks Helen 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @JennyM Thanks Jenny X ❤️ 4y
CarolynM ?Beautiful photo. An old friend of mine collected that pattern for her "glory box" (did you call it that in Ireland - your collection of household goods for when you left home) I always think of her when I see it. And like @LeahBergen and @batsy I adore the book, it's so funny. Enjoy. 4y
Lcsmcat @CarolynM I love the term “glory box!” We called it a Hope Chest in the southern US. 4y
CarolynM @Lcsmcat I love finding out different regional names for things? "Hope chest" is a good one since I think originally it was something girls had in hope of marriage. I disgusted my mother by refusing to collect anything (not really, but she did try to get me to do it?) Fortunately I married a man who'd been living away from home for a few years so he had most of the things we needed. 4y
Lcsmcat @CarolynM I never laid things away, even though I had a cedar chest given to me, because I had lived in apartments for two years when I got married. But yes, that was the intent, which is why I like glory box better. Why hope for independence when you can just have it? 😀 4y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM @Lcsmcat I like the name Glory Box ✨ and I have heard of Hope Chests ( I think) but I don‘t think we have an equivalent... I only ever heard of a trousseau, but that‘s a different thing. I‘m afraid ‘the box ‘ I speak of is only a cardboard box ( one of many ) stacked up in the spare room, the box room 🤣. Not quite so grand as the boxes ye have. It‘s a lovely tea set , I must bring it out & use it altogether 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM Carolyn , I‘m loving the book. It‘s brilliant! Nearly 2 years now sinse I received your wine ... we will open it up soon , near Christmas. An exciting moment & We will take a pick & drink to your health. I should also have a copy of the promised CD for you by Xmas .. still not out ... in a few weeks now. Where did the 2 years go ..... time flies. Chat soon , Cathy X 4y
Reggie What a pretty picture. Do you ever have a tea party with the granddaughter? 4y
Cathythoughts @Reggie Thanks Reggie ! We havnt had a tea party in awhile ... used to have ones with her teddy bears ... she‘s 7 now ... I must suggest one to her .. she‘s at an age when her coat pockets are full of stones & nature bits , full of treasure ✨ I love her ‘ stuff‘ .. kids are the best (edited) 4y
MaureenMc Nancy Mitford 😍 4y
CarolynM Oh goodness, Cathy, so much anticipation for this wine, I hope you're not disappointed😬😬😬 We were supposed to be bottling this year's vintage last weekend, but we had to postpone because of the travel restrictions. Hopefully we'll all be able to get there next month. Much anticipation for John's CD too! I'm sure that won't disappoint😘 4y
Gissy Love that tea set😍❤️❤️❤️☕️ 4y
readordierachel Looks lovely 💕💕 4y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM Oh we will never be disappointed with the wine ... it is a lovely gift all the way from the other side of the world ❤️😘 4y
Cathythoughts @Gissy Thanks! It‘s a pretty one 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @MaureenMc Yes ❤️ so I am discovering X 4y
Cathythoughts @readordierachel Thanks 💕💕💕 4y
rubyslippersreads I ❤️ everything about this photo! 😍 4y
Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads Aw Thankyou my friend X 4y
Centique How pretty! 4y
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catebutler
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Last month, the fabulous ladies who host the @diving_in_podcast, chatted, discussed & shared all things Mitford. A subject I‘m also passionate about. This month, I did a re-read of the tagged book.

May I suggest, if you haven‘t read, ‘The Pursuit of Love‘. Find a quiet corner, get comfy, pick this novel up, and dive head first into this brilliant book. I guarantee, you won‘t be able to read the first chapter without a chuckle or two.

readordierachel Lovely photo! 5y
catebutler @readordierachel Thank you, Rachel! I hope you‘re doing well. 😊👋🏼 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💞💞 5y
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catebutler @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you, lovely!! 🥰 5y
rwmg Have you seen the 1980 TV adaptation of this andd Love In A Cold Climate (which was the TV title)? I still remember it as very very funny 40 years later 5y
catebutler @rwmg I haven‘t! But now, I must see if I can find a copy! I think they did a new movie or TV series a few years ago, I do have that saved out on Amazon. Thank you so much for the recommendation, can‘t wait to watch!! 5y
readordierachel Hope you are too 💕 5y
erzascarletbookgasm What a gorgeous photo, you really have an eye for lovely things and make everything beautiful..effortlessly! I‘ll place this book further up my tbr mountain. I hope you‘re keeping well. ❤️ 5y
batsy I agree! A splendid book. Beautiful photo 🧡 5y
catebutler @readordierachel I am, thank you! 🤗 5y
catebutler @erzascarletbookgasm Jessie, your comment was so kind and absolutely made my day, thank you so much! You‘re such a sweetheart!! I do hope you‘ll get to it soon, I found it was the perfect pandemic read. Light hearted and silly. 💓 5y
catebutler @batsy I‘m so glad you‘re a fan! I think I love it even more, because of the Mitford family background. What an incredibly talented, bizarre and intriguing family! 5y
CarolynM I'm another fan of this one❤️ @rwmg That series was where I first encountered the story too. When I read it I still hear those actors' voices. (edited) 5y
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Set among England's landed gentry between the two world wars. this is the story of two cousins. Narrated by Fanny, it focuses on the beautiful and wild Linda. As they grow into adulthood, Linda's life consists of frivolity and dreaming of a prince who will whisk her away resulting in Linda lurching from one incompatible husband to another, searching for “love“. A fun read unless one thinks too much about the contrast between the cousins' lives.

LeahBergen I love Mitford. ❤️ 5y
BarbaraBB Great review, I only read one by her. 5y
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Liz_M @LeahBergen She's pretty great. 😊 5y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB Thanks! 5y
Aimeesue I'm with @LeahBergen - Mitford is great! Anti-Mitford people? Sewers, I say! 😂 (jk. That makes me laugh, though.) 5y
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LeahBergen 😆😆 5y
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MaureenMc
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Witty, biting, satirical look at an aristocratic family‘s decline in the years leading up to WWII. Loved every minute of this one, and I‘m looking forward to reading more Mitford.

LeahBergen Jump right into Love in a Cold Climate now. 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
MaureenMc @LeahBergen I just so happen to have that one on my shelf already! 😄 5y
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Reviewsbylola
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Another view of this gorgeous #foliosociety edition. I paid $16 and it is in pristine condition. I‘m so in love. 🥰 #foliofreaks

TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
saresmoore Such a great find! 5y
Ruthiella $16 is a steal for Folio Society books in perfect condition! Enjoy! 5y
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Cinfhen That cover is incredible 5y
BethM Wow! 5y
BarbaraBB Too cool! 🤩 5y
LeahBergen I loved this book with an almost unseemly passion. Have you read it? And you‘d best order the matching edition of Love in a Cold Climate!! 5y
Megabooks Beautiful!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 5y
Reviewsbylola I loved both and that one is on the way! @LeahBergen 5y
writerlibrarian Gorgeous. 5y
batsy I love this book and that is a beautiful one 😍 5y
Mdargusch 😻😻😻 5y
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Reviewsbylola
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My recent #bookmail makes me smile. I hope to reread both of these books this year for #classicschallenge2020

LeahBergen Ignore my previous question... I just read this “reread” comment. 😆 5y
Mdargusch Love! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Jessicareadingwala
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Wonderful wit and verve. Surprisingly moving at the end. Very enjoyable read.

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No end of awesome covers for this unsung classic about Linda aka "the Bolter" who is too busy #livingforlove to worry about being a mother. Always fun to have some insight (albeit fictional) into the world of the Mitfords!
@cinfhen #MOvember

CarolynM One of my favourite books. 5y
MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 5y
merelybookish @CarolynM Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed! Have your read her others? 5y
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CarolynM I've also read Love in a Cold Climate, The Blessing, Don't Tell Alfred and Whigs on the Green. They're all good🙂 5y
batsy Such a good book! And a fabulous selection of covers. I second the rec for Love in a Cold Climate, too! 5y
Cinfhen Yes, loving the covers 🥰 5y
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It made me laugh at the end when Linda ends up with Fabrice, and I could see that some French stereotypes haven‘t changed... but otherwise, I didn‘t find the book all that alluring: it was slow-paced for me! Anyways, it‘s not bad, but it‘s not my favorite either...

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KarenUK
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#AyUpAugust
#IsThisLove ? Well, I sure am in love with these two gorgeous covers! 😍💕
Trying to decide which one to read for one of my remaining #pop19 prompts, #abookwithloveinthetitle
Anyone read either of these? 🤷‍♀️

squirrelbrain Can‘t help you with the choice, not read either! But I agree, they are both lovely covers ❤️ 5y
CarolynM The Pursuit of Love is wonderful - one of my favourite books. 5y
KarenUK @carolynM good to know! I think I‘m decided then.... 😊💕👍📚 5y
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AnneCecilie
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The title of book says it all, or as the blurb says: “Oh, the tidium of waiting to grow up! Longing for love, obsessed with weddings and sex, Linda and her sisters and cousin Fanny are on the lookout for the perfect lover. But finding Mr. Right is much harder than any of the sisters had thought.”

And for the reader, to follow this process is quite fun and a look into the pre-WW2 period.

And the cover. Can we just take a minute to gaze at it?

erzascarletbookgasm Gorgeous cover! 😍 5y
CarolynM In the time of Brexit it would appear there are plenty of Britons who would stand by Fa's pronouncement that "abroad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends"? 5y
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AnneCecilie
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Next up.

My first book for #14Books14Weeks

CarolynM I love this book❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Cathythoughts I see I have it stacked! Looking forward to it 5y
Blaire Pretty cover! 5y
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KarenUK
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#bookhaul #2 from today from Daunts
3 from my #TBR for #pop19

I love this 🐧 edition of the tagged book with the Lourdes Sanchez cover design. So pretty.

I‘ve been wanting to read this McEwan for ages (and this Vintage edition has a blurb from John Boyne on the cover!) They had every one of McEwan‘s novels in these editions, which are really lovely.

And I‘m so looking forward to ‘The Summer Book‘ as I 💙 Jansson‘s Moomin books as a kid.


Aimeesue The Mitford is gorgeous! 6y
Freespirit The Summer Book is a delight! 😍 6y
Suet624 All of those covers are beautiful! 6y
LeeRHarry The Summer Book is near the top of my TBR 😊 6y
Samplergal Those covers....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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LisaMorr
The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford

My Uncle Matthew had four magnificent bloodhounds, with which he used to hunt his children...It was great fun...This caused the most tremendous stir locally, the Kentish week-enders on their way to church were appalled by the sight of four great hounds in full cry after two little girls.

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HardcoverHearts
The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford
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Slump over!!! I know the solution now to cure a reading lull- find a book with wickedly amusing writing! This is my first time reading Nancy Mitford and I‘m over the moon and only at page 22! I find her backstory so fascinating and now that I have a taste of her writing, I am hooked! The mix of biting humor and allusions to darker complexity is sucking me in. I am now excited for a weekend of solid reading!

Weaponxgirl Oh she is wonderful! 6y
LeahBergen I‘m obsessed with Nancy Mitford and her sisters. ❤️❤️❤️ You are SO going to want to jump right into Love in a Cold Climate right after this one. At least I hope so! 😆 (edited) 6y
SaraFair I just got a book with both together. Can‘t wait to start it soon! 6y
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LeahBergen
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My evening is shaping up quite nicely. 🙂

#CurrentlyReading
#SlightlyFoxed

catebutler Such a lovely evening! 👏🏼 6y
VioletCavalier That coaster is fantastic! 6y
Cathythoughts Looks calm .... 💫 6y
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Mdargusch Looks perfect! 6y
LeahBergen @VioletCavalier Thank you! You can get a set of four from Out of Print. 🙂 6y
Aimeesue Sewers! 6y
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Finished!! Book one of three of my weekend reads is d-o-n-e! 🌻🖤 I‘ve read this in less than 23 hours since I started it and I‘m not so secretly pleased with myself as I didn‘t think I‘d have time to read one let alone FINISH one on day one! Woo! 💪🖤 Anyway, onwards! #bookaddict #booklover #bookblog #bookish #bookworm #bookstamums

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Utterly spur of the moment shot. 🌻🖤

Sat reading and drinking coffee whilst the little one watches Despicable Me 2 and eats her breakfast. Great start to a great weekend. We‘re living our best lives. 👌🏻🖤😹 #bookaddict #booklover #currentlyreading #bookblog #bookish #bookworm #bookstamums

CindyE09 Such a pretty cover. I ❤️ penguin essential editions! 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @CindyE09 They‘re lovely aren‘t they?🖤 6y
tammysue Love the cover ❤️ 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @whatshesreadingnow It‘s lovely isn‘t it Tammy? 🖤 6y
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Thanks for your help this morning beauties. Thanks to Klaudia‘s (@onechaptermore1) naughty but nice suggestion I‘m taking all four books - but substituted Anaïs with Françoise Sagan because it‘s smaller. I‘m still swaying between taking the Cleland or not but these four are definites for the long weekend. ? #bookaddict #booklover #bookblog #nancymitford #bookish #bookworm #bookstamums

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merelybookish
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Now that I'm enthralled with the Mitford girls, time to read something by Nancy! (Continuing Only Books I Own April.)

LeahBergen Happy Birthday! 😘😘😘 7y
merelybookish @LeahBergen Thank you! 💕 7y
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The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford

“I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on as if nothing special had happened.”

OMG how had I never read this before????? It‘s brilliant.

DivineDiana How true! 7y
BethFishReads YES!!!!! I love love love the Mitfords and this book in particular 7y
quietjenn One of my favorites. ❤ 7y
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