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    <body><![CDATA[Sometimes drags a bit, but gives considerable insight in to the differences between British and Frence sexual mores...and politics.  With a sense of humor, and lots of cultural intelligence, but without any particular ethic.  Centers around an English woman married to a French aristocrat and &quot;l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61687970">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the third in the series, and is set mainly in Paris in the 50's/60's. It is a very entertaining story, and much more silly. Although it still has aspects of autobiography, this is the most fictional of the three, and perhaps more of an observation on other families than her own experience.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40145470">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <review id="11720857">
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    <body><![CDATA[Amusing , Entertaining and thoroughly engaging despite the very, very silly characters. Mitford's characters flow in and out of her various novels and a minor character in a book I just completed (Don't Tell Alfred) is the principal character in this book. I enjoy that aspect of her writing---the fe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11720857">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <review id="77148230">
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    <body><![CDATA[the sequel to &quot;love in a cold climate.&quot;  really fun.  beautifully written.  it's a screwball comedy set in post war France.  sort of like drinking champagne with a piece of lovely chocolate.  highly recommend. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is cute. British/French manners. It is definitely Waughian, and funny. That odd post WWII era that doesn't get written about a lot. Grace, the main char., reminds me of Princess Di had she not been a princess-sweet, lovable, horsey British good looks, utter lack of education/country bumpkin, cu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59658215">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Of the Mitford books I've read this was my least favorite. It was SO boring &amp; didn't have a strong central character]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like the cover art on this book. It looks like a light fun read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An English woman and a French nobleman marry and then they are 'blessed' with a son who is a &quot;juvenile Machiavelli of Gallic cunning and Saxon thoroughness.  This is hilarious.  If you are rearing a child like this or have you'll love it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love casually grazing through her books. The plot doesn't draw me in. It's just a need to check in on the characters when I have a chance.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read this after seeing the Debra Kerr movie based on this book.  The book is much better than the movie, and the picture of French and English society in the 1950s/1960s is interesting.  The plot, however, has not stood the test of time.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A Really interesting Mitford novel about a bratty child (&quot;the Blessing&quot;) who forces his parents separation, even though they love each other (and the daddy is philandering). Lovely<br/>]]></body>
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