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Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford - A Portrait of a Contradictory Woman
Life in a Cold Climate Nancy Mitford A Portrait of a Contradictory Woman Author:Laura Thompson Approaching her subject with wit, perspicacity and huge affection, Laura Thompson, like Mitford, makes her serious points lightly. Eschewing cliches about the eccentricites of the Mitford clan (although nonetheless delving into the forces which politically polarised this family of "contagiously competitive" girls) Thompson analyses the contradic... more »tions and complexities at the heart of Nancy Mitford's life and work.« less