Polly shines amid the debutants who have flocked to London for the ‘season’ the annual series of glittering balls and big social occasions whose real purpose is to find a marriage partner. She’s the only child of an immensely rich and very aristocratic Earl of Montdore and his wife, Sonia. Love In a Cold Climate brings us the tale of Polly Hampton, more properly known as Lady Leopoldina. Not even a tiny packet of playing cards or a giant paper clip to make the effort worthwhile. Much like you do when you pull the Christmas cracker but end up with nothing more than a feeble pop and an empty roll of coloured cardboard. What I got instead was a slightly funny book parading the absurdities of a bunch of people who are supremely confident in many things, but particularly their superiority above all other mortals. Naturally, I was expecting to encounter writing that fizzed, crackled and sparkled as Mitford pricked the bubble of complacency surrounding rich, aristocratic families.
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