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The Pursuit of Love

The Pursuit of Love

The Pursuit of Love is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1945. It is the first in a trilogy about an upper-class English family in the interwar period. Although a comedy, the story has tragic overtones.


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Nancy Mitford photo

“Sun, silence, and happiness.”

Source: The Pursuit of Love

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