False Colours
The Honourable Christopher Fancot, on leave from the diplomatic service in the summer of 1817, is startled to find his entrancing but incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin - and more than alarmed to find that his twin, Evelyn, has disappeared without trace. The...
show more
The Honourable Christopher Fancot, on leave from the diplomatic service in the summer of 1817, is startled to find his entrancing but incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin - and more than alarmed to find that his twin, Evelyn, has disappeared without trace. The unfortunate Kit Fancot is forced into an outrageous masquerade by the tangled affairs of his wayward family - his rigid uncle. Lord Brumby, the surprisingly wily Sir Bonamy Ripple, the formidable old Lady Stavely and Evelyn's betrothed, Cressy - but in the face of Evelyn's continues absence. Kit's ingenuity is stretched to the limit.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781402210754 (1402210752)
Publish date: 2008-03-01
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pages no: 341
Edition language: English
What’s a boy to do when his identical twin brother goes missing just before an important dinner to meet his fiancé’s family and get their seal of approval? Why impersonate him, of course! Although the plotline is predictable, this is another enjoyable regency “romp”. Heyer has once again created som...
-- Originally reviewed at Here There Be Books. --Yes, another Georgette Heyer book! There's just something about them that makes me feel like I'm surrounded by a snuggly blanket. They're clever and funny but they ALSO have some really great characters who get into trouble that somehow never seems cl...
Probably closer to 2.5 stars.The best way that I can describe it is to say that this book was too "busy". Too much description and entirely too much dialogue. I wanted to shout at the characters to shut up for a while and give me some time to think.The plot was fairly predictable, but I liked the ...
This is a quiet book: no romping and no hilarity, although the premise might’ve supported such excesses. In this tale of two identical twins, all the preconceptions are turned on their heads. Kit, a diplomatic secretary in Vienna, is the rational younger twin to Evelyn, the impulsive and rakish Earl...
My sister read a little of this aloud in the car. The plot sounds hilarious.
Log in with Facebook 
