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My favourite Georgetter Heyer novel is Devil's Cub, which others would I like?

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 16:26

Sometimes you just want a moody badly behaved yet powerful man who is transformed by true love.

I read Venetia and it didn't tick my boxes.

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LeBearPolar · 29/10/2014 21:33

Have you read Black Moth? You might like that one.

HoratiaDrelincourt · 29/10/2014 21:28

If we're talking modern edits, we could address the borderline-paedos perhaps.

Avon is 40 to Leonie's 19
Rule is 35 to Horatia's 17

What we noticed in book club is that the pairings are more and more equal as the author gets older - the heroes start 35-40 and gradually drift down to their early thirties, whereas the heroines start as teenagers and are eventually about 27/28.

BuckskinnedAstronaut · 29/10/2014 20:53

Nah, I think Charles has hidden depths that have been suppressed by money issues/being engaged to whatserface. With someone to encourage him instead of squish him he'll be fine. And at a period when Sophy can't manage to have a glittering career of her own he's the perfect husband for her to manage to great heights - he's intelligent and articulate and principled and he has a high enough opinion of Sophy' s character that he will always trust her implicitly but what he lacks is the charm and the propensity for risk-taking that Sophy will bring to the deal. But at the same time he.s not a pushover, which she'd find boring. I think they'll do very well together.

There is the anti-Semitic bit in The Grand Sophy (FFS, autocorrect, I've just typed "Sophy" about a billion times; how likely is it that I suddenly mean "Dolby"?) which is short but problematic. I know books are of their time etc., etc., but I wish they'd do an edition with it edited out.

SanityClause · 29/10/2014 20:38

Hmm. Devils Cub is my worst one.

I like The Grand Sophy the best, except I think she is wasted on Charles Rivenhall.

BeattieBow · 29/10/2014 20:28

my favourite is Devil's Cub too!

I like Regency Buck, Frederica, Arabella, Bath Tangle,

I liked Faro's daughter too I think (is that the one with Deborah as the heroine?).

not particularly the Grand Sophy, or the one with Horatia as the heroine - she's too young and stuttery.

ooh I may just go and download some too now. haven't read these for years.

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:27

I don't really remember vidal, I read it Ages ago

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HoratiaDrelincourt · 29/10/2014 20:26

Damerel is an alcoholic. Even Venetia can't change him.

HoratiaDrelincourt · 29/10/2014 20:25

Yes, Vidal is a bit rapey. A bit "omg you're the first woman who stood up to me when I tried to rape her - I'd better marry you because marital rape won't be outlawed for over two hundred years".

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:24

Damerel was just fine except for where he didn't chase venetia down.

I'm a feminist really I promise

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:23

Yes miss. Right away miss.

Of to download faro on Kindle

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HoratiaDrelincourt · 29/10/2014 20:23

Oh, and Sylvester, if you like them moody.

I wish I could read Devil's Cub for the first time. In Infamous Army Dominic is a gouty old man Shock Grin

MollyBdenum · 29/10/2014 20:22

Yes. He's by far the rakiest, especially if lovely lovely Damerel in Venetia didn't do it for you.

I don't like sulky attempted rapist Vidal, and I also dislike Rotherham in Bath Tangle, so you might like that one.

HoratiaDrelincourt · 29/10/2014 20:18

The Convenient Marriage
The Masqueraders
The Corinthian
Arabella

Immediately!

Advanced search "georgette heyer book club" to pull up twenty-something threads. I think we're overdue Frederica and you'll like that too.

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:18

What venetia was missing (for me) was the chase. Of her by him. So pursuit is good. That and a rake.

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:15

Have I peaked too soon in rake terms then?

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BuckskinnedAstronaut · 29/10/2014 20:13

It depends how rakey you want, really -- if you're starting off with Avon and Vidal you aren't quite going to live up to that level, but Miles Calverleigh and Oliver Carleton at least have Bad Reputations (but the plots of those two are quite superficially similar, so maybe spread them out a bit).

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 20:10

Oh I do like a rake reformed by love

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BuckskinnedAstronaut · 29/10/2014 20:06

You might like Black Sheep (or Lady of Quality but I see that's already been suggested).

Then read Cotillion to see the rake get his come-uppance...

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 19:59

Funny name was hero in Friday's child.
I knew MN was the right place to go for specific Georgette Heyer recommendations!

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NakedFamilyFightClub · 29/10/2014 19:55

Oh, you'll definitely like Faro's Daughter I think if you liked Devil's Cub.

How about The Reluctant Widow for a powerful, know it all but 'good' bloke? It has a lot of humour in it.

Takver · 29/10/2014 19:45

Have you read Faro's Daughter? Or you could go for An Infamous Army which has a badly behaved woman & nice bloke Grin

scarevola · 29/10/2014 19:05

Is the funny name Theophania? In which case, I think it's The Nonesuch

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 18:59

Great, thanks so much for all the suggestions. That's me sorted for a while!

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scarevola · 29/10/2014 18:57

Try Arabella ?

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 29/10/2014 18:54

yes, read the grand sophy

and it turns out regency buck.

so more than I thought!

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