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Darling
Darling | India Knight
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'A savagely funny, bracingly sad, dazzlingly clever reimagining of The Pursuit of Love. I loved it' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss 'A triumph! Brilliantly done, faithful but imaginative, tremendously romantic and very funny' Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful ***************** Marooned in a sprawling farmhouse in Norfolk, teenage Linda Radlett feels herself destined for greater things. She longs for love, but how will she ever find it? She can't even get a signal on her mobile phone. Eventually Linda does find her way out from the bosom of her deeply eccentric extended family, and she escapes to London. She knows she doesn't want to marry 'a man who looks like a pudding', as her good and dull sister Louisa has done, and marries the flashy, handsome son of a UKIP peer instead. But this is only the beginning of Linda's pursuit of love, a journey that will be wilder, more surprising and more complicated than she could ever have imagined. A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud novel that re-imagines the cast of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love. ******************** 'Darling is a black forest gateau of a book: rich characters, sumptuous prose, delicious dialogue, and layered throughout with sharp wit and intelligence ... Treat yourself to this novel' Katherine Heiny, author of Early Morning Riser
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CarolynM
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The Pursuit of Love is one of my favourite books and it absolutely does not need to be updated but it has been done so cleverly here, with wit almost worthy of Nancy herself, that I laughed a lot and had a thoroughly good time comparing it scene for scene. Most enjoyable. Thank you again, Leah, I think you should read your copy soon🙂
Photo was taken while walking on Raymond Island

TrishB Gorgeous pic ❤️ 2w
BarbaraBB Beautiful photo 🥰 2w
LeeRHarry Glad you enjoyed it too! 😊 2w
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mabell Amazing view! 2w
LeahBergen Oh, I‘m so glad it was good! I‘m with you on thinking that Pursuit definitely didn‘t need a retelling but I read so many good reviews. I‘ll be moving it up the teetering pile. 😆 2w
Cathythoughts Sounds good , I have this one on the shelf 👍🏻 2w
CarolynM @LeahBergen I hope you will read it soon, I‘d love to hear what you think. 2w
CarolynM @TrishB @BarbaraBB Thank you☺️ 2w
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JillR
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A great read, I really enjoyed this. The story follows the quirky, bohemian family of rock star Matthew Radlett who now lives a reclusive life in the country, and predominantly his daughter Linda as she lurches through various love affairs. Funny and sweet this was a hug of the book and I loved every character no matter how improbable. (However. The final page takes some getting over, no spoilers but be warned.)

TheLudicReader I love that cover! 3w
squirrelbrain So pretty! 😍 3w
JillR @squirrelbrain @TheLudicReader it‘s great isn‘t it? 3w
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CarolynM
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Thank you so much @LeahBergen I have been longing to read this! It so kind of you😘

Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🧑‍🎄

LeeRHarry I enjoyed this one a lot - hope you do too! 😏 1mo
rubyslippersreads Gorgeous cover! ❤️ India Knight. 1mo
TheLudicReader That cover, though. 1mo
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Liz_M Thank you for making Litsy a nicer place, even during a less than wonderful year. 1mo
LeahBergen You‘re so welcome! I have it waiting on my shelves, too (naturally 😆). Merry Christmas to you, my friend! 😘 1mo
BarbaraBB Merry Christmas Carolyn 😘 a packet is making its way across the globe but I guess it didn‘t make it in time. I hope soon 💝 1mo
CarolynM @BarbaraBB That‘s so kind, thank you😘 1mo
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Twocougs
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Charming. Just what I needed🥰

tpixie Gorgeous cover 9mo
tpixie Oh! I‘ve been wanting to read some Nancy Mitford this will be a good companion novel!! 9mo
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Cathythoughts
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#Weeklyforecast

I‘ve just started The Glass House, very engaging !
The Plot , for IRL Bookclub
Yoked With Lamb , for #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub
Darling, I picked this up yesterday. I couldn‘t decide what to purchase, but this one is loved by Meg Mason of Sorrow and Bliss …. So that‘s good enough for me ♥️

Happy reading week all.
Hi Cindy 👋🏻

TrishB Some new titles for me there! 2y
jlhammar Such a pretty cover on Darling. I just started Lamb last night. 2y
Cinfhen Such a WONDERFUL stack!! I really enjoyed The Plot and your tagged book sounds very good 😊 2y
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Tamra A stack of JOY! 😍 2y
Ruthiella Lovely stack of potential! I liked The Plot, though I think it‘s not quite as clever as it was marketed to be. (edited) 2y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Cathythoughts @jlhammar I‘ve started Lamb too 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen Just starting Plot now 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Cathythoughts @Tamra ♥️♥️♥️ 2y
Cathythoughts @Ruthiella Thanks ! Just starting Plot now 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Cinfhen I like the books your bookclub chooses 🥳 (edited) 2y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen @EverydayImReading Thanks Cindy ! I‘ve started Plot .. love it so far ! 2y
LeahBergen Lovely! I‘ve been eyeing Darling as it‘s a modern retelling of Nancy Mitford‘s The Pursuit of Love. 2y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Yes I saw that on the blurb ! It‘s a lovely cover too 🥰 2y
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