A review by maplessence
Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford

4.0

"Oh what a pity it happens to be Davey's day for getting drunk. I long to tell him, he will be so much interested."

This was such a problematic read for me!

This should have been a 5★ read for me. The book was very well written, witty & with a far better storyline than [b:The Pursuit of Love|835458|The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)|Nancy Mitford|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1178768641l/835458._SY75_.jpg|821072] which I gave 4. 5★.

I know this was written as a satire but the part I can't stomach is

Spoiler

child molester Boy. He did get his comeuppance though, but it is almost treated as a minor annoyance! I was relieved to read some criticism of Boy near the end of the book

It is never something I'm going to find funny. And this book, like The Pursuit of Love, treats death quite casually. Maybe that is to be expected in an author who lived through two world wars.

But I loved many of the characters (especially Cedric - so much fun!) & look forward to [b:Don't Tell Alfred|50727|Don't Tell Alfred (Radlett & Montdore, #3)|Nancy Mitford|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1170371254l/50727._SY75_.jpg|1023826] the final book in this trilogy.

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