Editing Love in a Cold Climate (section)

==Characters==
*Leopoldina "Polly" Hampton, the daughter of Lord and Lady Montdore, is renowned for her beauty but not much else.
*Sonia (née Perrotte), Lady Montdore, Polly's abrasive, narcissistic and inconsiderate mother
*Lord Montdore, Polly's kindly and rather dull father and the previous Viceroy of India
*Frances "Fanny" Wincham (née Logan), the narrator, is a distant cousin of Polly and a frequent visitor of the family.
* Linda Radlett, Fanny's cousin and best friend, daughter of Lord and Lady Alconleigh. Her relationships form a central part of the story in ''[[The Pursuit of Love]]''.  
* Louisa Radlett, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Alconleigh, marries Lord Fortwilliam.
*Cedric Hampton, the heir to Hampton and a close friend of Fanny's, is flagrantly homosexual and extremely charming. He causes a great deal of gossip and scandal, yet most people are won over by his charm once they meet him. Once he arrives at Hampton, he spends most of his time making over his aunt.
*Harvey "Boy" Dougdale, husband of Lord Montdore's sister Patricia and later the husband of Polly Hampton. Boy is bisexual and known for his extremely active sex life.
*Lady Patricia Dougdale (née Hampton), whom Polly is said to resemble, is the wife of Boy Dougdale. Patricia pined for Boy for several years before he finally married her, but within six months of the wedding Patricia became aware of her husband's extramarital affairs. She was long afflicted with ill health and her death is a major plot point in the story.
*Davey Warbeck, Fanny's uncle and close friend of the Montdores and the Alconleighs
*Jassy Radlett, Fanny's cousin, is a regular visitor who never fails to cheer up Fanny.
*Victoria Radlett, Jassy's younger sister, and likewise one of Fanny's most welcome visitors
*Matthew Radlett, Lord Alconleigh, father of Jassy and Victoria and uncle to Fanny, is notable for his intense loathing of Cedric Hampton.
*Sadie Alconleigh, Fanny's aunt and mother of Jassy and Victoria, is a close friend of the Montdores.
*Alfred Wincham, an Oxford don and Fanny's husband. Although Fanny often claims that she and her husband are perfectly suited for one another, Alfred is often dismissive of his wife's behaviour and interests.
*Norma Cozens, Fanny's neighbour, is one of her closest friends despite their many differences in temperament.
*Veronica Chaddesley-Corbett, the most popular and prominent socialite of her day and an important visitor at Hampton
*Fabrice de Sauveterre, a wealthy French duke and a guest at Hampton. Sauveterre is a major character in ''The Pursuit of Love''.