Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including love, marriage and sexuality. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 44-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Nancy Mitford
• Presentation of Love in a Cold Climate
• Summary of Love in a Cold Climate
• Character study
  • Fanny Wincham (née Logan)
  • Leopoldina ‘Polly’ Hampton
  • Harvey ‘Boy’ Dougdale
  • Alfred Wincham
  • Lady Sonia Montdore
  • Lord Montdore
  • Cedric Hampton
  • Davey and Emily Warbeck
  • The Radletts
• Analysis of Love in a Cold Climate
  • Romance

About Love in a Cold Climate

Love in a Cold Climate centers around Polly Hampton, a beautiful, wealthy debutante who has just returned to England from India, and is expected to shine in her first social season and make a brilliant match. However, her complete indifference to her many potential suitors exasperates her mother, the formidable Lady Montdore, and her subsequent marriage to her much older uncle by marriage scandalizes society to such an extent that she is written out of her father’s will and forced to relocate to the continent. With its sparkling wit and vividly drawn characters, Love in a Cold Climate is a timelessly entertaining read and remains among Nancy Mitford’s best-loved works.

About Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford was an English novelist whose work is renowned for its sharp wit and often provocative views on society. In addition to fiction, she also penned a number of successful biographies, with subjects such as Madame de Pompadour and Voltaire. However, she is perhaps best known as the eldest of the six Mitford sisters, who were leading socialites during the interwar period but later came to be associated with the deep political rift that would eventually divide them.