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    Mitford revisited

    Oct 19, 2022 3 minutes

    Darling

    By India Knight

    Fig Tree £14.99

    India Knight’s Darling is based on The Pursuit of Love (1945), Nancy Mitford’s most popular and cherished satirical novel about the aristocratic Radlett family during the interwar years.

    Knight’s updated version of the book is set in 2021 and, in keeping with the structure of the original, the story focuses on the wayward and alluring Linda Radlett, and is narrated by her less glamorous cousin, Fran (Fanny in Mitford’s book).

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