____ Farm is a 1932 novel featuring Flora Poste (4,7)

I believe the answer is:

cold comfort

(Other definitions for cold comfort that I've seen before include "No consolation - Stella Gibbons' farm" , "Poor compensation" , "minimal (if any) soothing" , "Little, if any, consolation" , "What's offered by an ice pack after injury" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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