Cotillion
Book description
If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris
'Georgette Heyer is second to none' Sunday Times
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Kitty Charing's life-changing…
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2 authors picked Cotillion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Georgette Heyer was the first author to pay homage to Austen by writing comedic love stories set in the Georgian/Regency era. Since Heyer wrote them a century after Austen, she’s considered one of the earliest writers of historical romance.
In this book, a dashing gentleman doesn’t turn out to be all he was cracked up to be, and a naïve young woman learns what qualities are truly desirable in a husband. It’s an absolute blast and very sweet.
From Suzanne's list on books for Jane Austen fans.
I am a huge fan of Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels, and it is largely because she creates characters that I just cannot forget.
In Cotillion, Freddy Standon is the most unlikely of heroes, being rather quiet, and not all that bright, but he agrees to a fake engagement so that the impoverished heroine, Kitty, can enjoy a season in London. In Kitty’s words “he is the most chivalrous person imaginable.”
His efforts to keep Kitty out of trouble culminate in him defeating the more typically heroic type, who also wants to marry Kitty (though not for chivalrous reasons) It…
From Annie's list on when you’re looking for a hero you won’t forget.
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