AFTER GEORGETTE: Weatherland (2016) by Alexandra Harris
In most of Heyer’s novels the weather is fine and characters are rarely stopped from driving…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (2009) by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows
If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you set aside and afternoon and curl up…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: The Diary of a Provincial Lady (1930) by E. M. Delafield
From her often difficult neighbours to her always unsympathetic husband, her rambunctious children, and the household…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: Persuasion (1817) by Jane Austen
Many Heyer readers will know and love Jane Austen’s novels and Persuasion is a favourite reread….
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AFTER GEORGETTE: The Crossing Places (2009) by Elly Griffiths
Crime writer Elly Griffiths is clearly a big Heyer fan, for her fabulous series featuring forensic…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: Catherine, Called Birdy (1995) by Karen Cushman
Set in late-13th century England, this journals the trials and tribulations (and occasional joys) of Birdy,…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: Vanity Fair (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray
A hugely entertaining classic, Vanity Fair is full of marvellous characters. Clever, cunning Becky Sharp lives…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: The Sheik (1919) by E. M. Hull
It’s about as non-PC a story as you can find today, but I have a great…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: A Countess Below Stairs (1981) by Eva Ibbotson
Also known as The Secret Countess, this sparkling novel tells of the aristocratic Anna, who flees…
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AFTER GEORGETTE: A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton-Porter
The enchanting story of Elnora Comstock, a marvellous and very unique heroine. Her refuge is the…