The Blessing (novel)
Author | Nancy Mitford |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1951 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 305 |
The Blessing is a comic satirical novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1951.
Plot summary[]
It is set in the post-World War II period and concerns Grace, an English country girl who moves to France after falling for a dashing aristocratic Frenchman named Charles-Edouard who lusts after other women. Their son Sigi aims to keep his parents apart by engineering misunderstandings.
Film adaptation[]
A 1959 film called Count Your Blessings was based in the novel. It starred Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, and Maurice Chevalier.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1951 British novels
- Novels by Nancy Mitford
- British novels adapted into films
- Novels set in France
- Random House books
- 1950s novel stubs