jamiereadthis
Written on Dec 27, 2019
Current Heyer rankings:
1. Sylvester
2. Sprig Muslin
3. Faro’s Daughter
4. Arabella
5. Black Sheep
6. The Grand Sophy
7. A Quiet Gentleman
If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!
'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS
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Abigail Wendover has no time for love.
She is far too busy protecting her niece, who has fallen madly in love with a suspected fortune-hunter.
But her efforts become vastly more complicated with the arrival of Miles Calverleigh, the black sheep of his family - a reckless bachelor with a scandalous past.
Abby soon discovers that, despite successfully managing her niece's love life, she has far less control over her own unruly heart.
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'[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton
'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE
'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS
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Readers love Black Sheep ...
***** 'Witty and laugh out loud funny... Black Sheep is priceless.'
***** 'I highly recommend this to everyone, even if regency isn't your thing.'
***** 'Absolutely wonderful!!!'
***** '6-stars. My favorite along with Faro's Daughter.'
***** 'This is one of my favourite Heyer's.'
- ISBN10 0099468034
- ISBN13 9780099468035
- Publish Date 3 June 2004 (first published 1 January 1966)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 256
- Language English
Reviews
Current Heyer rankings:
1. Sylvester
2. Sprig Muslin
3. Faro’s Daughter
4. Arabella
5. Black Sheep
6. The Grand Sophy
7. A Quiet Gentleman
MurderByDeath
Written on Aug 12, 2016
Abigail Wendover, on the shelf at 28, is kept busy when her niece falls head over heels in love with a handsome fortune hunter and Abbie is forced into a confrontation with his scandalous uncle. Miles Calvery is the black sheep of his family- enormously rich from a long sojourn in India, disconcertingly blunt and brash. But he turns out to be Abbie's most important ally in keeping her niece out of trouble. But how can he possibly be considered eligible when she has worked so hard to rebuff his own nephew's suit for her niece? And how can she possibly detach from an ailing sister who needs her? This is a heroine who has to be, literally, swept off her feet . .
Much better than Sprig Muslin, but still not as good as The Grand Sophy. Saying that, the plot is much more in line with Venetia, featuring a romantic anti-hero in the form of Miles Calverleigh; though not as bad as Lord Damerel, his redemptive qualities are in the eye of the beholder, or reader, as it were.
Heyer balances her insipid characters and her likeable ones really well in this one; I was able to read about the wet rags or old biddies with only a mild thought of what it would be like to smack them. The writing was a trifle long-winded, but the book in general held my attention and entertained me throughout. Other than an odd ending that happened mid-scene, I really had no complaints.