by Georgette Heyer
Powder and Patch (The Transformation of Phillip Jettan) is the sixth book I've read by Georgette Heyer, and I'm beginning to understand more and more why she is such a beloved treasure for so many readers. She has quickly carved out a place in my heart for creating such wonderful characters like Ven...
Plot Summary, courtesy of Goodreads: For her, he would do anything... Plainspoken country gentleman Philip Jettan won't bother with a powdered wig, high heels, and fashionable lace cuffs, until he discovers that his lovely neighbor is enamored with a sophisticated man-about-town... But what is...
I do believe this is the second romance GH wrote? Or at least, it was the second published, with the title "The Transformation of Philip Jettan" under the pseudonym Stella Martin, by Mills and Boon in 1923. When it was republished as Powder and Patch in 1930, they left out the original last chapter,...
Powder and Patch may not be Georgette Heyer's best work, but the qualities that make her work so beloved to so many people do shine in this short but lively story. The characters are bright and lively, and the attention to detail is splendid as always. Phillip and Cleone may be more immature than ma...
A forthright and honest young gentleman goes forth into the world to gain the polish his sweetheart demands. He becomes the beautiful and caressed darling of society, and when his childhood sweetheart encounters him next, he behaves like a light-minded fop. She's horrified, and of course he's just p...
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