Tag Archives: Georgette Heyer

Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

“Joseph, having lived for so many years abroad, hankered wistfully after a real English Christmas. Nathaniel, regarding him with a contemptuous eye, said that a real English Christmas meant, in his experience, a series of quarrels between inimical persons bound … Continue reading →

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Five recent reads that I couldn’t finish

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

How often do you start a book and find that you can’t finish it? Maybe you didn’t like the writing, maybe you couldn’t connect with the characters, or maybe it was just the wrong book at the wrong time. I … Continue reading →

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Powder and Patch by Georgette Heyer

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Philip Jettan has grown up in the country on his family estate and has never shown any interest in fashionable society. As he grows older he falls in love with his childhood friend and neighbour, Cleone Charteris, but Cleone is … Continue reading →

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Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I enjoyed my first forays into Georgette Heyer’s historical fiction novels last year and decided it was time to try some more. Cousin Kate, published in 1968, is one of her later novels and one that appears to really divide … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Georgette Heyer at Austenprose: August 1st–31st 2010

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Some exciting news for any Georgette Heyer fans out there – throughout August, Austenprose will be hosting a month long celebration of Heyer’s work! I feel honoured to have been asked to take part in this event as I’m still … Continue reading →

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Review: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

This is only the second Georgette Heyer book I’ve read and it was very different to my first, The Talisman Ring, in setting, language and plot. The Masqueraders is set just after the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and follows the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

Before I started blogging I had never considered reading Georgette Heyer, but after seeing how popular she is with so many other bloggers I knew I would have to give her a try. I’m glad I did – and I’m … Continue reading →

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