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Love in a Cold Climate

The wickedly funny sequel to The Pursuit of Love

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Love in a Cold Climate

By: Nancy Mitford
Narrated by: Zoe Telford
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Love in a Cold Climate is the sequel to Nancy Mitford's bestselling novel The Pursuit of Love.

'How lovely - green velvet and silver. I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.' She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. 'Mine's silver lame, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it. Aren't you thankful evening skirts are long again?'

Ah, the dresses! But oh, the monotony of the Season, with its endless run of glittering balls. Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton - with her startling good looks and excellent social connections - is beginning to wilt under the glare.

Groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, fearsome Lady Montdore, Polly instead scandalises society by declaring her love for her uncle 'Boy' Dougdale, the Lecherous Lecturer, and promptly eloping to France. But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect . . .

Love in a Cold Climate is the wickedly funny follow-up to The Pursuit of Love.

'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible' Philip Hensher, Spectator

© Nancy Mitford 1949 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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I was really looking forward to this release on Audible. Unfortunately the producers have chosen Zoe Telford to narrate; she is renowned for her whispering monotone, which makes the whole experience a disappointment. If only Bessie Carter had narrated.

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Totally baffled as to why the narrator chose to whisper the entire book. Truly, truly weird

Utterly bizarre narration

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This is one of my favourite books and was greatly looking forward to it. But I agree with other reviewers with regards to the strange breathy whispering of the narrator; it was a little jarring.

Why so softly spoken?

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This amusing insight into interwar life among the well heeled is spoiled by the exasperating whisper in which it is read. The narrative disappears in the reader's unvoiced tones. Audible is normally great for listening while doing something else (washing up or something mindless). With this reading, however, you can do nothing but sit with your ear focused on the recording, straining to capture the words. I'm early 40s with no hearing issues so be warned if you are at all hard of hearing already!

fabulous story, frustrating narration

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Beautifully read, This book was a first class ticket to the wonderful vagaries of aristocratic eccentricity in 1930’s Britain.

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