They are forced to welcome the new heir to the family, Major Hugh (Hugo) Darracott from Yorkshire.

The Darracotts are bickering, dysfunctional family, governed by a tyrannical, irascible grandfather, Lord Darracott. errors? manners? both? But it is an absolutely delightful book, with memorable personalities. One of my very favorite Heyer novels! The romance is understated it's more a comedy of. Heyer remains a popular and much-loved author, known for essentially establishing the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romance. While some critics thought her novels were too detailed, others considered the level of detail to be Heyer's greatest asset. Her Georgian and Regencies romances were inspired by Jane Austen.

She wrote one novel using the pseudonym Stella Martin. She made no appearances, never gave an interview and only answered fan letters herself if they made an interesting historical point. Heyer was an intensely private person who remained a best selling author all her life without the aid of publicity. Beginning in 1932, Heyer released one romance novel and one thriller each year. Rougier later became a barrister and he often provided basic plot outlines for her thrillers. In 1925 she married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer.

Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. Georgette Heyer was a prolific historical romance and detective fiction novelist.

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