Sprig Muslin: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
Apr 2011 · Random House
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If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser
'My generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh, star of Bridgerton
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella
'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde
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When Lady Hester Theale learns Sir Gareth Ludlow is planning to propose to her, she knows she cannot accept.
Hester senses that his heart lies elsewhere - so when Sir Gareth arrives at her home with beautiful Amanda Smith in tow, it seems to confirm her worst fears.
Yet all is not as it seems - Amanda is in fact a runaway; Gareth's mission is to get her home safely. However, Amanda's startlingly lively imagination proves to be more than he had bargained for . . .
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Readers love Sprig Muslin ...
***** 'A hilarious Regency romance, an absolute riot of laughter.'
***** 'One of Heyer's very best.'
***** 'I never get tired of reading her books!'
***** 'Perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon, recommended.'
***** 'Decidedly a delightful read!'
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'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris
'Utterly delightful' Guardian
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' Independent
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' Daily Mail
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' Sunday Telegraph
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser
'My generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh, star of Bridgerton
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella
'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde
_______________
When Lady Hester Theale learns Sir Gareth Ludlow is planning to propose to her, she knows she cannot accept.
Hester senses that his heart lies elsewhere - so when Sir Gareth arrives at her home with beautiful Amanda Smith in tow, it seems to confirm her worst fears.
Yet all is not as it seems - Amanda is in fact a runaway; Gareth's mission is to get her home safely. However, Amanda's startlingly lively imagination proves to be more than he had bargained for . . .
_______________
Readers love Sprig Muslin ...
***** 'A hilarious Regency romance, an absolute riot of laughter.'
***** 'One of Heyer's very best.'
***** 'I never get tired of reading her books!'
***** 'Perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon, recommended.'
***** 'Decidedly a delightful read!'
_______________
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris
'Utterly delightful' Guardian
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' Independent
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' Daily Mail
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' Sunday Telegraph
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4.7
28 reviews
Rona Keogh
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November 26, 2018
Delightful characters skilfully drawn and laugh out loud passages. A thoroughly enjoyable light hearted romance.
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Michele
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August 25, 2017
Very sweet book. Laughed a few times.
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roy gregory
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April 2, 2015
Very good
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About the author
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.
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