The Masqueraders
Their infamous adventurer father has taught Prudence Tremaine and her brother Robin to be masters of disguise. Ending up on the wrong side of the Jacobite rebellion, brother and sister flee to London, Prudence pretending to be a dashing young buck, and Robin a lovely young lady. Then Prudence...
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Their infamous adventurer father has taught Prudence Tremaine and her brother Robin to be masters of disguise. Ending up on the wrong side of the Jacobite rebellion, brother and sister flee to London, Prudence pretending to be a dashing young buck, and Robin a lovely young lady. Then Prudence meets the elegant Sir Anthony Fanshawe, and Robin becomes the mysterious hero of the charming Letitia Grayson, and in order to have what they truly want, the two masqueraders must find a way to unmask themselves without losing their lives…
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Format: audiobook
ASIN: B00K5JUIRG
Publish date: 2014-05-06
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Minutes: 663
Edition language: English
I greatly enjoyed this books as I've come to expect from Georgette Heyer's books.Thought the sibling pair was very funny and, all in all, just so very enjoyable. The idea is for sure different than the other books I've read - and I'd definitely read more about the mysterious old gentleman's plans an...
My all-time favorite Heyer. Intrigue, romance, humor, wickedly clever characterization: what's not to love? A young man and his beautiful sister arrive in 1750s London, looking to establish themselves in society. Except that the young man is better known as Prudence, the young lady is her Jacobite b...
This is one of Heyer’s earlier novels and it reflects the author’s limited experience and still developing skills. The writing is a bit stilted, the dialogs formal, without the verbal panache that defined her more mature works, but all the distinctive marks of Heyer’s later stories are already there...
This is my second Georgette Heyer book, (Venetia was first - le sigh) and I was struck by how different this one "felt" in comparison. Both are high on humor, have a wonderful cast of characters, and smart, snappy dialogue. Perhaps part of its "differentness" has to do with the Georgian time period ...
**3.5**Infused with Heyer's typical humor and wit. I laugh out loud while reading Heyers' books more than anyone else's. The style of writing (specifically the dialogue) is a little different than most of her other books, as this one is set earlier than the majority of her books and she adjusted the...
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