![]() However, the book concludes with a shock ending where Linda dies in childbirth and Fabrice is killed while away at war. Linda eventually meets and falls for the French duke Fabrice de Sauveterre and readers are thrilled to see that their protagonist has finally found what she’s looking for. However, this isn’t a fairytale and while she’s looking for happiness she endures much heartbreak, including two divorces and separation from her family. She wants a husband, a big house, and a lot of fun along the way. Unlike her cousin, Linda isn’t satisfied with watching life pass her by on the side lines. ![]() ![]() Set between the two world wars, The Pursuit of Love is narrated by Fanny but focuses primarily on her beautiful cousin Linda. Now the famous story is being told on screen h ow close is the BBC’s Pursuit of Love adaptation to the book? Both women are looking for “the one” but, in Mitford’s world, the course of love never did run smooth – like, at all. ![]() ![]() At the centre of her story is vivacious Linda, seen through the eyes of her cousin Fanny. When Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love was first published in 1945, it broke all romantic novel norms. Spoilers ahead for the Pursuit of Love novel and BBC adaptation. ![]()
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