Very pleased Mitford fan
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This is one of my favourite books so I was very nervous about listening to an abridged reading. My fears were unfounded - Prunella Scales does a marvellous job (although I would still have preferred it to have been unabridged).
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Amusing comedy of love and manners
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Rather to my surprise, I enjoyed this book immensely. It is the story of Fanny and her relationship with the Montdores, particularly the beautiful daughter, Polly, and her mother, in their search for love. It is still very funny; it made me laugh out aloud a few times. The language is a little dated (eggy-peggy; I'm aching; can I bend you), but even that becomes quaint after a while. It's written in a breathless, charming style, and all the characters are vivid and memorable. Still, remember, eat the rich.
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Very Very Amusing
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I read this book after watching the TV dramatisation and found it incredibly humourous. Uncle Matthew, Davey and Cedric Hampton are such amusing characters that I burst out laughing on the bus almost everytime I opened the book.
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Reviewing classics is always different...
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Always different reviewing classics but Love in a Cold Climate is much more fun than Pursuit of Love, it's less involved in the relationships of one woman than its prequel and more plainly funny - quite like a feminine PG Wodehouse in parts A great read
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