![]() ![]() ![]() So beautiful and so perfect, the narrator, Fanny, adores Polly, as do her parents. After 20 years of marriage and no children, "Lady Montdore began to feel less well than usual". Lady Montdore, unbeknown to Lord Montdore, takes advantage of her husband's reputation to forward her own career as a hostess and manipulator of her social circle. Her thrusting personality, allied to her husband's impeccable social standing, riches and political influence makes her a formidable woman. She is depicted by Fanny, as an avaricious, greedy snob, but not without charm. ![]() Lady Montdore is a product of the minor ranks of the aristocracy and her marriage to an earl is regarded as a social coup on her part. Lady Leopoldina Hampton, is the only child of the supremely aristocratic and very rich Earl of Montdore and his wife, Sonia. In Love in a Cold Climate, Fanny narrates the story of Polly, to whom Fanny is distantly related through her father's family. In The Pursuit of Love, Fanny narrates the story of her cousin Linda Radlett. The time frame of Love in a Cold Climate is the same as The Pursuit of Love, but the focus is on a different set of characters. Love in a Cold Climate is a companion volume to The Pursuit of Love. ![]()
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