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 enlarge | Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 42761
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1402210795
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781402210792
ASIN: 1402210795
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 The very best Georgette Heyer book April 13, 2008
What a wonderful book! This was a favorite when I was in high school, and I've just re-read it at age 40. I love it just as much now as I did then. Although the characters are young, the humor and human situations are timeless. It's like Jane Austen, but more readable, more funny, and more fun.
The special thing about this book is how well developed all of the characters are-- so unusual in a romantic comedy. The book has a fabulous gentle humor that draws you in and makes you love each of the endearing characters and truly "root for" a happy ending. The characters (both major and minor) are so very human, and each is challenged to grow and change through their interactions with each other. A special treat is the fact that this is one of the longer Heyer books! It is long enough to resolve all the threads of the story in a satisfying way.
You will LOVE this book! It is absolutely Heyer's best.
one of heyer's most amusing January 14, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very original and endearing story.Amusing throughout,and with the selfish hero finally getting his hilarious (and touching) comeuppance at the most original ending. Great secondary characters help to make this one of Miss Heyer's best Regency books.
Delightful Read March 31, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
You will never be disappointed with a Georgette Heyer novel. The conversations between her characters are brilliant. You discover almost everything by how they address each other! She also has the most uniquely named people in her books.
The way both characters in this book mature and evolve is wonderful. Sherry (Lord Sherington) calls Hero (his wife) "Kitten" and indeed he treats her like a pampered pet. But trouble brews for these newlyweds with gambling and other mischief afoot. Both main characters have a long way to go before becoming proper! The journey will keep you interested beginning to end with all the other characters just as interesting and amusing.
Superb romance with substance.
 Audio Recording review October 12, 2004
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I loved this BOOK and would give it 5 stars.
The audio book, though, is very disappointing. The reader uses voices for the characters that are silly. The voice she uses for Hero Wantage, the woman protagonist, is high and squeaky, and the voice she uses for the male protagonist, Lord Sherringham, is loud and affected. Also, the narration bits are rather low volume, where the conversational bits are very loud. It's hard to get the volume set right to get both parts without getting a headache.
Too bad the Audio Edition is so poor, since it's a wonderful book.
One of my favorites September 7, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm not usually a big fan of Heyer regencies that feature younger heroines, but I have to say that this book was an excellent read.
After receiving a vehement refusal to his proposal of marriage from the Incomparable Beauty, Isabella, Lord Sheringham (a.k.a. Sherry) decides to marry the first woman that he meets. Added to the set-down dealt to his pride is the fact that he can't get his hands on his inheritance from his greedy, spendthrift uncle until he reaches the age of 25, or until he marries (whichever is sooner). The first woman he sees happens to be Hero Wantage, a young woman who used to tag along after Sherry when she was a little girl. Hero is an orphan living in the home of her aunt and cousins, who treat her abominably. She's nearly 17 years old, and her aunt plans to ship her off to a school for governesses as soon as possible. Sherry decides to solve both their problems by proposing marriage to Hero, an offer she readily accepts from a man she idolizes. What follows is a humorous tale about Hero learning the ins and outs of high society, and a sweet romance about the couple finding love with each other.
Hero, also dubbed Kitten by Sherry, is a heroine that is innocent and sweet. She loves Sherry unconditionally and finds no fault in him, often following advice literally, which makes for a very amusing story. She has enough spirit so she's not meek, yet enough restraint that she's not too outrageous or grating. I found her to be a very likable character, unlike the immature vacuity of Leonie from "These Old Shades."
Sherry, likewise, was also very likable. He's a serious, yet good-humored gentleman. In terms of Heyer's other books, he reminds me of Freddy from "Cotillion," who was sober yet possessed an unconcerned, almost "spacy" air. Sherry's friends, Ferdy and Gil, also put me in mind of "Cotillion;" they end up being dragged into the couple's hilarious misunderstandings and schemes.
I heartily recommend "Friday's Child" to anyone that enjoys a Regency romance with a good dose of comedy. If you enjoyed "Cotillion," you'll love this! I prefer Heyer's older heroines, but Hero possesses enough common sense and decorum so she's not flighty or a complete hoyden, and enough sweetness and grace to be absolutely adorable.
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