I confess it true: I am such a noddycock that this is the first of the estimable Miss Heyer's trashy novels that I e'er did peruse. Dash it all, how was I to know she was a veritable caryatid of culture, a purveyoress of fine wordsmithing, an artiste?Yeah, so she invented the Regency romance, or clo...
Amanda herself and all her shenanigans are deeply irritating to me, but I do love the almost-background relationship between Gary and Beatrix. Also, Amanda redeems herself somewhat by actually being steadfastly in love with Neil and not being quite as much of a ninny in an actual emergency.
Heyer continues to be rolling on the floor hilarious. I'm very surprised this hasn't been modernised into a movie. It's a very funny road trip of errors and has a fab final scene.
Sprig Muslin was one I had read before but forgotten the plot of. And now I have forgotten the plot again. So clearly, it's not exactly memorable. After looking it up, I remembered! It's an enjoyable one, slightly more down-to-earth than most Heyer. But again, not exactly memorable (reminds me s...
This book starts badly, with an introduction of Sir Gareth Ludlow and a rapid info dump of what rich, smart, respected, tasteful man he is, what an excellent boxer and uncle, and how he is still haunted by the death of his lady love many years ago. Oh the secret pain! It’s his duty to marry, though,...
I read this back in 1997 and loved it... I think I must have gotten more picky since then, because I didn't think too much of it. Sure, it's a nice romance - but not much more than that. I have heard it's not GH's best though, so I'll try some of her other books next.
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