| The Blessing | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Nancy Mitford |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
The Blessing is a comic satirical novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1951.
It is set in the post-war 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.
A 1959 film called Count Your Blessings was based in the novel. It starred Maurice Chevalier.