{"product_id":"9780241514993","title":"The Pursuit of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the sequel to Nancy Mitford's bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'How lovely - green velvet and silver. I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.' She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. 'Mine's silver lame, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it. Aren't you thankful evening skirts are long again?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAh, the dresses! But oh, the monotony of the Season, with its endless run of glittering balls. Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton - with her startling good looks and excellent social connections - is beginning to wilt under the glare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGroomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, fearsome Lady Montdore, Polly instead scandalises society by declaring her love for her uncle 'Boy' Dougdale, the Lecherous Lecturer, and promptly eloping to France. But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e is the wickedly funny follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible'  Philip Hensher, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy 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, \u003ci\u003eWigs on the Green\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Tell Alfred\u003c\/i\u003e, are available in single paperback editions from Penguin or as part of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford \u003c\/i\u003ewhich also includes \u003ci\u003eHighland Fling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristmas Pudding\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePigeon Pie\u003c\/i\u003e. This edition of \u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e is introduced by actor, director and writer Alan Cumming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy Mitford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50252511215973,"sku":"9780241514993","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5aa304c5-f71d-4839-a76a-0a4c6dfcd3ac.jpg?v=1780507081","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780241514993","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}