The Blessing by Nancy Mitford

The Blessing

Nancy Mitford

256 pages first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics funny lighthearted medium-paced

Description

It isn't just Nanny who finds it difficult in France when Grace and her young son Sigi are finally able to join her dashing aristocratic husband Charles-Edouard after the war. For Grace is out of her depth among the fashionably dressed and immacul...

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Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews

Moods

lighthearted 85%
funny 71%
adventurous 14%
emotional 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.57

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