The International Heyer Society
Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you set aside and afternoon and curl up with Juliet Ashton and her letters to the people of Guernsey. The characters come … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (2009) by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on Many Heyer readers will know and love Jane Austen’s novels and Persuasion is a favourite reread. Anne Elliot reminds me of several Heyeroines and there are elements of Austen’s novel … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: Persuasion (1817) by Jane Austen”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on A hugely entertaining classic, Vanity Fair is full of marvellous characters. Clever, cunning Becky Sharp lives by her wits while her sweet, amiable friend Amelia Sedley falls in love with … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: Vanity Fair (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on The enchanting story of Elnora Comstock, a marvellous and very unique heroine. Her refuge is the Limberlost, an ancient swamp that once covered 13,000 acres of eastern Indiana. It is … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton-Porter”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on I love this book not only for its story and its many memorable characters, but also for its picture of English life between the Wars. It’s a window into Georgette … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: Cakes and Ale (1930) by W. Somerset Maugham”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on I love this book not only for its story and its many memorable characters, but also for its picture of English life between the Wars. It’s a window into Georgette … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: Miss Buncle’s Book (1934) by D. E. Stevenson”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on I adore her Anne books but my favourite L. M. Montgomery novel is The Blue Castle. Valancy’s story never fails to move me; I love the humour and the romance in this … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: The Blue Castle (1926) by L. M. Montgomery”
INTRODUCTION My favourite Austen novel is Persuasion (1817). I love Anne Elliot, her steadfastness and willingness to learn. I revel in the theme of love lost and regained and the … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Persuasion…”
INTRODUCTION Fans of Austen’s Northanger Abbey (1817) will likely enjoy Heyer’s own take on the Gothic parody in The Reluctant Widow (1946). An early Heyer Regency, she has her tongue … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Northanger Abbey…”
INTRODUCTION The influence of Austen’s cleverest novel, Emma (1815), may be seen in several Heyer novels, including The Foundling¸ Lady of Quality, The Grand Sophy and The Unknown Ajax. Maria … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Emma…”