Author Rec - Georgette Heyer

[elderberrywine]

Now I know a lot of you are going to say, oh, yeah, her, I've read her forever.

But I hadn't. Not until several of y'all pushed, prodded, and generally coerced me into trying her. (What, a romance writer? Ehwww...) But I did, yes. She is that good.

So I just finished Devil's Cub, the sequel to The Nonesuch. And I was giggling madly, just

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[rabidsamfan]

Oooo! Go thou, and seek out The Toll Gate, and A Civil Contract. Although it may be hard to find them. Harlequin's reprinted several, but they're not always on the store shelves. I'm about to resort to amazon.uk...

[elderberrywine]

Oooh, goodie, thanks! *adds to list* Borders has had a fairly decent group of them, and I know I've seen A Civil Contract there...

[ex_lbilover]

Isn't Devil's Cub wonderful? OMG, I was so in love with Vidal when I was in high school. Well, I think I still am :) I can recite large chunks of that book I've read it so often. That scene with Mary and Avon is so perfect, isn't it? BTW, Mary and Vidal make a brief appearance in An Infamous Army as the grandparents of the book's heroine.

I'll second Rabidsamfan's rec of The Toll Gate. That's one of my favorites. It's a shame Heyer's labeled a 'romance writer' and (as you know from the books I sent you) her books end up with some awful generic romance book covers. If you ever get into collecting her, the original Heinemann hardcovers have lovely elegant Regency dustjackets- much more suitable to her writing.

So so happy you are enjoying her books!

[elderberrywine]

Heh - the covers, I know what you mean. The cover of The Grand Sophy, the one you sent me, was especially egregious, I think. I was reading it at work, and trying to convince others how wonderful it was, but I could see them eye the cover and go, "Riiiiight...".

I definitely want more of the Avon crew, of any generation, so I'll add that one too, and of course The Toll Gate.

Major snogs for getting me hooked on her!

[ex_lbilover]

My favorite of all is Cotillion. I didn't like it so much back in high school when I first discovered her, but it has grown and grown on me. Interestingly, the main male character is named Freddy, and I think you'd find much in common with your Freddy.

[elderberrywine]

Hee! Well, how can I resist that?

*adds to list*

[mollyringle]

I only just read Heyer for the first time last year, and I too found her a delight. Will have to look into that one!

[elderberrywine]

Ah, another recent convert! *solidarity salute*

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