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by Georgette Heyer
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Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 9 years ago
I liked this fine, up to the point of two specific issues.1) It is repulsive how men are allowed to be considered morally upright and also keep mistresses, have affairs, etc. It is regarded as justifiable. And yet a woman so much as spends an hour in the company of someone who is considered disgrace...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 10 years ago
This is my January read from the Dead Writer's Society.I have never read Georgette Heyer before but I am going to have to add this author to my must read list for 2016 I think. I don't have much free book time these days it feels like.This book was snappy, funny, and the hero and heroine were wonder...
between4walls
between4walls rated it 11 years ago
I find myself without a lot to say about this book as a whole, just some scattered points. 1. The idea that a father could leave a kid to someone other than the kid's mom, and people are happy about this since anyway kid's mom is not a very good parent and rather stupid, and the actually more distur...
bloodviolet
bloodviolet rated it 12 years ago
A very enjoyable story. Parts of it are quite funny, and probably got me a few weird looks at my giggling about it. A G-Rated regency romance novel.
bloodviolet
bloodviolet rated it 12 years ago
A very enjoyable story. Parts of it are quite funny, and probably got me a few weird looks at my giggling about it. A G-Rated regency romance novel.
Julz's Jewels
Julz's Jewels rated it 12 years ago
3.5 stars
tishke
tishke rated it 12 years ago
Dante placed Count Ugolino in the ice of the second ring, Heyer turned him into the most wicked uncle, a very cartoonish villain with a very high arched thin brow. The characters in this book are so delicious, they need to be savored. This book shows the high standard a storyteller had to keep the ...
Olga Godim
Olga Godim rated it 13 years ago
Many romance novelists, even the best ones, have the same characters hopping from one of their novel to another. Those characters change names and addresses, sometimes even centuries, but they remain basically the same people: he – an alpha male; she – a plucky, no-nonsense damsel. Not Heyer! Each t...
KizunaYueMichaelis
KizunaYueMichaelis rated it 13 years ago
What I like about Georgette Heyer´s books is that there is a pattern in all her stories: the rich titled man who is so refined and correct and suddenly, he is in the middle of the main female character´s adventures and problems. Also, you can never miss a little boy who actually behaves like a littl...
Books Over TV
Books Over TV rated it 13 years ago
I loved it! Loved everything about it. Sylvester was charmingly arrogant and Phoebe was willful and a loose cannon. The combination of the the two characters, explosive! I rather like the meddlesome grandmother to Phoebe and the mother of Sylvester. Edward, the ward and nephew of Sylester was a hoot...
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