An Infamous Army
IN THE SUMMER OF 1815, with Napolean Bonaparte marching down from the north, Brussels is a whirlwind of parties, balls and soirees. In the swirling social scene surrounding the Duke of Wellington and his noble aides de camp, no one attracts more attention than the beautiful, outrageous young...
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IN THE SUMMER OF 1815, with Napolean Bonaparte marching down from the north, Brussels is a whirlwind of parties, balls and soirees. In the swirling social scene surrounding the Duke of Wellington and his noble aides de camp, no one attracts more attention than the beautiful, outrageous young widow Lady Barbara Childe.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330200622
Publish date: 1977
Publisher: Pan Books
Edition language: English
Series: Alastair-Audley (#4)
I can't make myself pick this up again...
Georgette Heyer is well known for her romances and technically this is a romance as it does contain some romances. A married couple settling differences, a secret marriage and a couple coming together after adversity. But that's only the surface of the novel. The story starts in Brussels, there's...
A book that started out very slowly for me, but once I got past fifty pages or so, I really started to enjoy it. The two leads are amusing and fun to read about, and I did want to smack Lady Barbara around a bit for being such a brat. The last third is the battle of Waterloo, and I have to say, it's...
Sequel to [b:Regency Buck|311127|Regency Buck|Georgette Heyer|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518V31HAKYL._SL75_.jpg|2682174] and the Alaister series (start with These Old Shades, then Devil's Cub).
Georgette Heyer's masterpiece.
14 years ago
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