'Thus begins Cotillion, arguably the funniest, most charming of Georgette Heyer's many delightful Regency romances.'. 'My favourite historical novelist.'-Margaret Drabble 'Triumphantly good.Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.'-Sunday Telegraph Praise for Georgette Heyer and Cotillion: No sooner does Kitty arrive in London then the race for her hand begins, but between confirmed rakes and bumbling affections, Kitty needs a daring scheme. Young Kitty Charing stands to inherit a vast fortune from her irascible and eccentric guardian-provided she marries one of his great-nephews. The bestselling Queen of Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer, brings her signature wit and humor to this fake engagement love story, with charming results.įreddy is immensely rich, of course, and not bad-looking, but he's mild-mannered, a bit hapless-not anything like his virile, handsome, rakish cousin Jack.

'A literary bubble bath.Take a delightful and frothy dip among the gayer aspects of the author's favorite and well worked Regency period.'- Sunday Tribune Synopsis 'Thus begins Cotillion, arguably the funniest, most charming of Georgette Heyer's many delightful Regency romances.' - .uk The plot of Cotillion centres on Kitty Charing, ward and unpaid housekeeper. Kitty has spent her secluded life pining for the handsome, rakish Jack, who is well aware of her attachment.īut when Jack fails to respond to his great?uncle's ultimatum, Kitty hatches a strategy of her own - a counterfeit betrothal to mild?mannered Freddy Standen (who neither needs nor wants the money).Īnd when Kitty's generous heart leads to all sorts of unintended troubles, there is only one man who can rescue her from more than one dreadful fix, pick up the pieces of her plotting and in the process her heart. Freddy Standen is unique among Heyer's heroes the alternative masculinity. There is little to no mystery or intrigue included in the plot, only. Country-bred, spirited Kitty Charings is on the brink of inheriting a fortune from her eccentric guardian - provided that she marries one of his grand?nephews. This is usually considered the most light-hearted of all of the best Georgette Heyer books.

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