But yet again Linda has misstepped, thinking that she is in love when really she is just in love with being away from Tony. They have one daughter, whom Linda can't stand, but she keeps up the pretense of happy families, until one day she throws off her Facist husband for a Communist Christian. While Fanny happily settles down with an Oxford don and starts having babies, Linda's marriage to Tony becomes nothing more than a sham. Linda therefore is so desperate to fall in love that she mistakenly falls for the first man who comes along. Linda, growing up at Alconleigh, has not had the luxury of the education that Fanny has had living most of her time with their Aunt Emily in London. As they grow up their thoughts turn less from the fantasy of marrying the Prince of Wales and more towards any decent chap that can be lured to Alconleigh for their debut ball. It is in this 'Hons' closet that Fanny and her cousin Linda spend all their time dreaming of true love.

Book Review - Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Loveįanny's mother is known throughout the family as 'The Bolter.' Leaving your child behind to be raised by your siblings isn't that odd in a family that uses children instead of foxes in hunts, has their own distinct argot, and lives in such an old house that only one closet has the warmth to be bearable in cold weather.

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