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9	A novel by Creator/NancyMitford and published in 1945. Takes place in a shared universe with ''Literature/LoveInAColdClimate.'' A miniseries based on the book was released in 2021 by the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]].
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12	!! Tropes present in ''The Pursuit of Love'':
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14	* AbusiveParents: Uncle Matthew and Aunt Sadie aren't exactly abusive but don't seem to be able raise their children well, they don't give their girls much of an education and don't take in the changing times so raise them to Victorian ideals.
15	** Linda outright states that she is going to hate her daughter before she is even born and becomes a very distant parent.
16	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Aunt Sadie might be distant and unforced but Uncle Matthew is an nightmare. The fact that he is based on the author's father is worrying.
17	* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Radlett family could be seen as a high-functioning example. There's considerable love there, especially between the siblings, but also a great deal of not entirely benign eccentricity and some dubious child-rearing.
18	* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler: Linda's fate. The doctors did warn her that this might happen if she had a second child.]]
19	* DiscoDan: Fanny's mother is like this about TheRoaringTwenties.
20	* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: Fanny is the narrator, but Linda is the true protagonist.
21	* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Tranquil, monogamous Louisa and turbulent romantic Linda.
22	* GayParee: Linda and Fabrice's affair takes place in Paris. Where better to have an adulterous love affair and wear lots of beautiful clothes?
23	* GenteelInterbellumSetting: Much of the book takes place in aristocratic British society between the wars, although WWII does intrude eventually.
24	* HappyMarriageCharade: Between Linda and Tony, after they realize they really aren't very compatible.
25	* {{Hypochondriac}}: Davey, who rather enjoys it. "His health was his hobby."
26	* LaResistance: Fabrice becomes a hero of the French Resistance after the Germans invade.
27	* TheMistress: Linda, to Fabrice.
28	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The Radletts have seven children: Lousia, Linda, Bob, Jassy, Matt, Robin and Victoria.
29	* NaziNobleman: Downplayed with Sir Leicester Kroesig, who was an admirer of Hitler before the war but isn't mentioned to have been active in any Fascist causes.
30	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Fanny's mother, known as "The Bolter" for her inability to settle down in a relationship.
31	* ParentalAbandonment: Fanny's parents remember to sent her presents but that's about it.
32	* ParentsAsPeople: Fanny's parents, Linda. They don't bear their children any ill-will, but they're all preoccupied with other things and don't spend much time or effort on them.
33	* ParentalSubstitute: Fanny's Aunt Emily, who raised her - and is a much better parent than most of the biological parents in the book.
34	* TheRoaringTwenties: The setting of the early years of the book.

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