Heyer’s aristocratic heroes don’t always have titles, but occasionally they are barons. Which of the three is your favourite? ALL POLLS
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Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Jennifer Kloester on The Reluctant Widow (1946)
Last Friday, as part of her ongoing Heyer Legacy Project, Jen gave us some thoughts on The Reluctant Widow. Read all about it here. And catch up on Jen’s series … Read More “Jennifer Kloester on The Reluctant Widow (1946)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 1
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: Favourite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 1”
Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Northanger Abbey…
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…”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Heyer Working Woman?
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: Favourite Heyer Working Woman?”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Best Heyer Marriage of Convenience Novel?
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?”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Heyer Governess
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: Favourite Heyer Governess”