The Pursuit of Love
Now a major series on BBC and Prime Video directed by Emily Mortimer and starring Lily James and Andrew Scott
(Author) Nancy MitfordNancy 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
Nancy Mitford was an English novelist and biographer born in 1904. She is best known for her witty and satirical novels that often depicted the lives of British aristocrats and the upper class. Mitford's most famous work is "The Pursuit of Love," which follows the romantic misadventures of the Radlett family. Her writing style is characterized by sharp humor, social commentary, and a keen eye for human behavior. Mitford's works have had a lasting impact on the genre of satirical fiction, influencing authors such as Evelyn Waugh and PG Wodehouse. She is considered a pioneering figure in British literature for her unique and refreshing approach to storytelling.