Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Many of Heyer’s heroines have stayed single well into their twenties, which stigmatized them as “spinsters” at the time. We get to see them relinquish their solitary existences throughout their … Read More “POLL: Favorite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 1”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on While several of Heyer’s heroines are bordering on penniless, only a very few actually work for a living, the times being what they were and opportunities for such being scarce. … Read More “POLL: Favorite Heyer Working Woman?”
Featured on her website, renowned Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester often posts interesting tidbits of knowledge about her special subject. In this post, she discussed the idea that, following the 1949 … Read More ““Heyer Films: Mythconceptions” by Jennifer Kloester”
Ah, the patented Heyer imbroglio ending*! A cast of characters brought together to sort out differences and misunderstandings, and to put our happy couple back on their path to lifelong … Read More “POLL: Funniest Imbroglio Ending in Heyer”
When love blooms after a marriage most practical, often due to proximity and shared experience, it is can be one of the romance world’s most glorious tropes. (Except when it isn’t.) … Read More “POLL: Best Heyer Marriage of Convenience Novel?”
Ah, governesses! What would Regency romance be without them? Georgette Heyer began the trend, of course (as with so many others) with her inclusion of more than one variety of … Read More “POLL: Favorite Heyer Governess”
Yesterday, our friend Maura Tan began her reading of Georgette Heyer’s historical works — historically (ha! a pun!) not her bag. Maura recently read and enjoyed Heyer’s contemporaries and mysteries, but … Read More “Such an Amusing Villain — Heyer’s Bad Guys”
