I've been having my own private Georgette Heyer festival. Have read two new ones and two old favourites. I thoroughly enjoyed the two new ones, Cotillion and Black Sheep but Black Sheep was my favourite. I preferred its more concentrated focus on the the hero and heroine. And I do so like the older hero and heroine, neither of whom were looking for love. So that what you end up with is a real meeting of the minds - two people who realise they've finally found that one other who truly understands them, and so therefore who they can truly be themselves with. And the other thing about this type of historical that I really like is because there's no sex, scarcely anying kissing or touching, the attraction is shown very much at that inner level.
The re-reads were Devil's Cub and The Grand Sophy. Got to love them. Georgette Heyer is so wonderfully sharp in her characterisation and her dialogue.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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