The Blessing is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1951. A comic satire of postwar Anglo-French society, it concerns the marriage of an inexperienced Englishwoman to a charming but unfaithful French aristocrat, and the schemes of their young son to prevent his parents from reconciling. The novel explores themes of cultural misunderstanding, infidelity, class, and the contrasting manners of English and French upper-class life. Although separate from Mitford's earlier Radlett novels, The Blessing contains references to characters from The Pursuit of Love and anticipates themes later revisited in Don't Tell Alfred.
Adaptations (1)
The Blessing was adapted into a 1959 film.
Count Your Blessings1959 · film · 102 min · dir. Jean Negulesco · IMDb ↗IMDb5.0Englishwoman Grace Allingham marries Frenchman Charles Edouard de Valhubert, but their marriage quickly becomes unusual. Because Charles cheats on her and lives away from his family out of professional obligation to his government, Grace ends up raising the couple's son, Sigismond, on her own. Grace and Charles are finally reunited after nearly a decade apart, and, while they seem headed for a permanent split, there's still a spark between them.
