![]() ![]() “Yes, but I don’t suppose he has any more fondness for us now than he had when he was alive, ma’am. Aubrey is also an excellent character, and there is great charm in this book’s depiction of their sibling relationship. Orphaned by unloving parents, it might be expected that Venetia would be the most insufferable, self-pitying wretch, but with her sharp tongue and independent, no-nonsense attitude, she is entertaining to follow. ![]() Our protagonist, Venetia Lanyon, is a sassy young woman of the gentry living out a selfless kind of exile in the company of her younger brother, Aubrey. The dashing rogue, the headstrong lady, and an unequivocal evocation of a bygone age. However, Heyer is one of very few writers I’ve ever read who can make the misty-eyed something more than mush, and here she does what she does best. Heyer’s books are devoid of explicit sex and real passion, focusing instead on the lighter and more humorous aspects of budding courtship. The best thing about Georgette Heyer is that she was not only talented, but prolific, and Venetia, as compared to the handful of other Heyer regency romances I have read, is one her best. ![]() Oh, but a fun romance novel is nothing if not a guilty pleasure, and a feat so rarely done well. ![]()
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