The shy young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware or Gilly for short has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and his valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit. So when Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. Gilly delightfully took it upon himself to remedy the situation. Only he has no sooner entered his new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnap and adventure.
This was my first Georgette Heyer novel. I had a like - dislike relationship with it while I was reading. It took 150 pages for the story to really get interesting and then it kept (for me) vacillating between boring and holding my attention. The farce (the author's intent?) became downright annoying when it went on page after page. There were funny parts and I really liked the character of Gilly! This is more of a coming of age story than a romance.I trust that the next Heyer novel I read will be even better than this one. Any suggestions?
7 comments:
Please go to my blog and read my reviews on three of Georgette Heyer's books. They are mini reviews. I think it takes time to appreciate the GH genre so wait a bit!!!
I haven't read any GH -- I wonder what I'll think if I give one a try.
I think I am the only person who has not read this author. Why is everyone blogging about her lately? I'm guessing there must be a challenge out there???
I bought one of her books but haven't read it yet. Now you have me nervous!
I haven't read anything by Heyer yet, but Cotillion's on my list for this month.
I still haven't read Heyer either, but am thinking about Cotillion.
I just finished The Black Moth and totally liked it. My first Heyer too. I also heard from Marie at Burton Reviews, that The Nonsuch was a good as well. Haven't read it yet though.
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