India Knight is the author of four previous novels- Mutton, Comfort and Joy, Don't You Want Me? and My Life on a Plate. She is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in Suffolk with her partner and three children.
It takes a brave author to attempt a contemporary reimagining of
such a beloved novel. Luckily, India Knight [...] has courage
and talent in spades ... It's beautifully and
meticulously done, echoing the detail of the original plot as
far as feasible, but with contemporary twists ... Knight is
warmer than Mitford, and more comforting * Sunday
Times *
Fans of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit Of Love will
adore this brilliant contemporary take ... The
writing is as sharp, the details as perfect, the
jokes as funny as [the] original * Daily Mail *
The delight is in the details. Knight's are bang on,
and there's joy in spotting them ... There's heart as
well as humour: it was, and remains, a sincere romance
... Pursuit of Love diehards can rest easy: your blood
vessels are safe with this faithful, fiercely funny homage *
Spectator *
In less talented hands, Knight's retelling of this classic novel
might have gone horribly wrong. But Darling is a treat, with
whip-smart dialogue, larger-than- life characters,
witty observations and a heart-breaking twist ...
Fans will love Knight's clever re-imagining of this classic
tale - and new readers will relish the chance to discover the
glorious Radletts * Daily Express *
What could have been a disaster - a modern reimagining of Nancy
Mitford's superlative comedy of manners The Pursuit of Love
- is an absolute triumph. Romantic, clever and
oh-so funny * The i Paper, What We're Reading *
A perfect comfort read: the kind of book you take into the
bath and keep reading even when the water has gone cold, a
one-sitting, dark-at-four joy ... Darling is
a very human book, full of feelings and heartbreak and humour
and joy -- Ella Risbridger * Guardian *
Beguiling reimagining ... Spry and wry
Darling is delicious * Mail on Sunday, Best New
Fiction *
[A] lively modern update of a passionately loved classic ...
A sizzling modern-day comedy of manners. Plenty of
Mitfordian wit but with Ukip peers and mobile phones * The
Times, Best Fiction to Read This Autumn *
I found myself tearing through, beguiled by Knight's
faithful channelling of Radlett ways, wiles and speech patterns ...
Reinventing anything so beloved is a formidable challenge, and
Knight has risen to it admirably * The Bookseller *
A modern retelling of Nancy Mitford's beloved The Pursuit of
Love ... Knight nails the wit and satire * Grazia *
Sheer brilliance. Darling is hilarious and
heartbreaking and vivid and and clever and
utterly compulsive - I absolutely loved it *
Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship *
Total escapist bliss. A joyous updating of the
Mitford classic. I loved every page * Sabine Durrant, author
of Finders Keepers *
A savagely funny, bracingly sad, dazzlingly clever
reimagining of The Pursuit of Love. I loved it * Meg Mason,
author of Sorrow and Bliss *
A triumph! Brilliantly done, faithful but imaginative,
tremendously romantic and very funny. Meeting the Radlett
family again in the 21st century was an absolute a treat, rather
like hearing a new arrangement of beloved old carol and hearing it
anew, with trumpets * Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful
*
Darling is a black forest gateau of a book: rich
characters, sumptuous prose, delicious dialogue, and layered
throughout with sharp wit and intelligence (which are even
better than the cherry liqueur the gateau calls for). Somehow,
India Knight's writing manages to be hilarious, melancholy,
insightful, and romantic all at the same time. Treat
yourself to this novel * Katherine Heiny, author of Early
Morning Riser *
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