(For OBM, and any other fans) Georgette Heyer Appreciation Society

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Thought it was a good idea to start this lw, so we stopped cluttering up the Austen Thread (thanks onebatmother, for the suggestion). But I have only just managed to get around to it, so is there anyone else out there who is keen?

What are your favourites, I love These Old Shades, Devils Cub, The Grand Sophy and Venetia. I also managed to discover a historical novel I didn't know wbout "The Great Roxhythe", unfortunately out of print. When googling, I also managed to find www.georgetteheyer.com, which is a mine of info I didn't know about, esp about her modern novels.

me me me!

Friday's Child is my absolute favourite. It's a perfect book. Have you read it???

Yippie! There is somebody else out there. I am sure I have read Friday's child, but sinnce there are 41 histoical novles, and I have read about 40 of them, can you remind me of the plot? I think it is about an orphaned girl, is that right?

Oh goodie! But Wombling you will have to very much bear with me, it is possibly 15 years since I read one! AAaggh, where has my life gone?

I'm going to try and catch up again, but not going back to Dad's (where the stash of Georgette's lives) for a couple of weeks.

Forgive me in advance if I'm a bit .. irregular?

me too!! Devil's Cub is my favourite! I have just re-read Friday's child (would love to call dc5 Hero!). I also like Arabella and Frederica (alternative name for dc5 is Felix!).

You MUST re-read Friday's Child wombling - yes it is about Hero who is an orphan who hopelessly loves the Viscount Sheringham. They have a marriage of convenience (on his part!) I bet it is all coming back to you now!

All the characters are so well written, it's just I think a perfect example of a historical romance.

yes, isn't Hero a lovely name for a girl. Go for it Polly

Hello all,

Pollyanna, Congrats on your No 5, v brave you! I think I might know you in RL, if you want me to explain further let me know, if not, we can continue on in relative obscurity!

BTW go for Hero, it is lovely, if DH would go for it too?

who had lovely GH names on the other thread?
As I may have mentioned, I did very nearly go for Leonie with acute accent (These Old Shades) for DD.. chickened out, though. Thought everyone would say Lee-OH-nie and I'd cry or hit them.

Hero, however, is utterly fantastic. Oh god, I think I do remember Friday's child! why does VS change his mind?>

is there one with the daughter of Leonie? or am I confused with wet Devil's Cub?

dh needs some persuading to go with Hero unfortunately.

Wombling would like to know who you are...

(I suspect a few people in rl are also on here )

Well, Pollyanna,

I used to live next door to your mum and partner in WB, next to the house that they had to practically gut, before the last one they bought in N to fit your family in! Ring any bells? You came over for a barbeque one summer, when your mum and partner were bang in the middle of the work.

Friday's Child is my favourite.
It was my first experience of falling in love

I really like A Civil Contract now, not romantic but still good.

Honoria,

Yes, I remember now, Oooh, I loved VS, it is fab, isn't it.

OBM Devil's Cub is the son of Leonie and the Duke of Avon, from These Old Shades.

Ooh-GH. My faves are Frederica and the Grand Sophy. Real comfort food books - they never fail to make me feel better.

It's so lovely to talk to others who have read GH!

constance, I agree, I was so in love with Sherry - AND George Wrotham.

I think it was all the passionate hair-tossing and striding out in tight breeches

oh crikey, yes.
Am feeling warm glow. in breasts, strangely.

Have just read a Philippa Gregory book and really enjoyed it - first time I have read an historical novel and I am a convert!

Anyone read her? Is GH in a similar vein? I am always on the lookout for new authors!

TF - don't know Philippa Gregory but GH is fabulous. I can't stand any other historical romance but I adore her (and AS Byatt is a fan too, if that helps). I always know when I am feeling tired and vulnerable as I sink into the embrace of one of my many Heyers.

Have too many favourites to say really, but Friday's Child, The Grand Sophy, Arabella, Sylvester are all up there. And DD is named after Charis, the beautiful but dopey sister in Frederica (not that DD is dopey but I have loved the name always).

Is it just me who doesn't enjoy the more serious based on real history ones?

Great thread!

I have never read any

why should I?

Because they are both funny and romantic - I can't be doing with all that bodice-heaving stuff, there has to be something amusing there.

Didn't know AS Byatt is a fan.

Stephen Fry loves GH, too

maybe i'll just read a page or two before DS wakes up ...

pp no I can't stand any others either. Try some TF - you'll never go back to those feeble substitutes.

Charis is lovely!

Yes, real histroy somehow very much beside the point. I want cuffs dripping with jewels and tightness of stays descriptions, really.

And a bit of 'Stap me vitals!' never goes amiss.

and that funny wine thing that they're always drinking.

Stephen Fry and AS Byatt!
Now I am feeling intellectual giant-ness, as well as warm glow in breasts.