The Blessing by Nancy Mitford

The Blessing

Nancy Mitford

305 pages • first pub 1951 (editions) user-added

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With characteristically amusing malice, Mitford blends a comedy of manners with culture shock as Grace Allingham, a naive English rose, impulsively marries Charles-Edouard de Valhubert, a French nobleman with all his class's charm and decadence. B...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 78 reviews

Moods

lighthearted: 87%

funny: 75%

adventurous: 12%

emotional: 12%

tense: 12%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
87% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
57% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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