The Foundling: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

Author:   Georgette Heyer (Author)
Publisher:   Cornerstone
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780099468066


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   07 October 2004
Format:   Paperback
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A stunning new reissue from one of Britain's best-known and most beloved historical novelists will capture a whole new audience with its electrifying tale of Regency romance 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 'My generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton __________________________ Gilly Ware, the shy young Duke of Sale, has never known his parents. Instead, he has endured twenty-four years of pampering and pandering from his uncle and valet, which he accepts without quarrel. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit, and when Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. Yet no sooner has he entered this new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnap and adventure . . . __________________________ 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS '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 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH __________________________ Readers love The Foundling ... ***** 'What a delight. Loved this one from start to finish, often reading with a smile.' ***** 'The Foundling is a fast paced, witty, humorous, well written book that I enjoyed very much.' ***** 'Every time I read this book I love it more.' ***** 'I love this book for the humor and the characters, and I highly recommend it.' ***** 'I'm a big Heyer fan and this one lives up to all expectations.'

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Author:   Georgette Heyer (Author)
Publisher:   Cornerstone
Imprint:   Arrow Books Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780099468066


ISBN 10:   0099468069
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   07 October 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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Triumphantly good . . . Georgette Heyer is unbeatable -- India Knight * Sunday Telegraph * Sparkling * Independent on Sunday * Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic -- Katie Fforde


Triumphantly good . . . Georgette Heyer is unbeatable -- India Knight * Sunday Telegraph * Sparkling * Independent on Sunday * Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic -- Katie Fforde


Triumphantly good ... Georgette Heyer is unbeatable -- India Knight Sunday Telegraph Sparkling Independent on Sunday Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic -- Katie Fforde


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Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

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