![]() Needless to say finding true love does not necessarily go to plan. It’s during these times together that Linda and Fanny dream of growing up and finding Mr Right. the daughter of the rather terrifying Lord Alcolnleigh, Fanny is brought up mostly by her aunt, spending holidays with her brood of cousins. However, this is very much her cousin Linda’s story. ![]() The story is narrated by Fanny, the daughter of a woman known as ‘The Bolter’ because of her tendency to abandon her family for the latest love affair. She wrote a number of novels, and “The Pursuit of Love” was based on her own experiences of growing up in an aristocratic family in a large remote country house with her five sisters and one brother. Nancy Mitford certainly referred to this as being largely autobiographical. Nancy wrote for The Lady and the Sunday Times. ![]() ![]() I read this book some years ago now, but when I came across this particularly pretty copy I knew it was time to revisit it.Īs I imagine most people know, Nancy Mitford was one of the famous and glamorous Mitford sisters who came into their own during 20’s and 30’s London. Sometimes its important to revisit a favourite or long forgotten book. ![]()
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