tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3976436982222183676..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Black Sheep by Georgette HeyerClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74391509654827780202014-11-09T21:02:51.888+00:002014-11-09T21:02:51.888+00:00You might just enjoy her 1930s detective stories? ...You might just enjoy her 1930s detective stories? Can't see you reading the Regency romances, I do agree.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-49026290613282786542014-11-09T19:50:02.102+00:002014-11-09T19:50:02.102+00:00I might look out for that one too - I'm always...I might look out for that one too - I'm always wondering should I read another one. I read them all when I was a teenager, but borrowed them from the library, so I don't own them. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29216232657075061472014-11-09T19:44:25.914+00:002014-11-09T19:44:25.914+00:00Agreed on the photo, definitely looks like a man -...Agreed on the photo, definitely looks like a man - even more so if the cheeks weren't rosey. Not an author I have tried or even intend to thanks.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42782928071461471942014-11-09T19:06:31.933+00:002014-11-09T19:06:31.933+00:00Later I did think of one Heyer Regency romance tha...Later I did think of one Heyer Regency romance that I hope to read someday: The Reluctant Widow, which was also described as an espionage mystery. So maybe I will discover others along the way.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75910628200342581132014-11-09T09:36:29.473+00:002014-11-09T09:36:29.473+00:00Thanks Carole - I think if you get the Heyer habit...Thanks Carole - I think if you get the Heyer habit early, you carry on reading her, just now and again, through your whole life....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90578771062069506592014-11-09T09:35:59.528+00:002014-11-09T09:35:59.528+00:00They are a nice read I think - not all that memora...They are a nice read I think - not all that memorable, so you can easily re-read, but full of very funny conversations. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80876541097319215382014-11-09T09:35:27.371+00:002014-11-09T09:35:27.371+00:00Thanks for visiting Deborah, and I agree, Heyer is...Thanks for visiting Deborah, and I agree, Heyer is ideal at times of stress. I think people who have never read her would be aghast at your PGW comparison, but you are absolutely right. Very funny, and very charming relationships between people.<br />I read Civil Contract when I was very young, and was rather disappointed that it wasn't more traditionally romantic - it sounds as though I should read it again, it will appeal more to an older sensibility I should think.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47213081809343824062014-11-09T01:10:19.436+00:002014-11-09T01:10:19.436+00:00Oh, you have reminded me - it's time for Georg...Oh, you have reminded me - it's time for Georgette Heyer - I never get tired of her Regencies but haven't got so much into her mysteries. Cheers from Carole's ChatterCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21143685985034645002014-11-08T23:55:47.488+00:002014-11-08T23:55:47.488+00:00I am probably not going to branch out into Heyer&#...I am probably not going to branch out into Heyer's non-mystery books. I have read some of the mysteries, but it has been awhile, and I hope to read or re-read all of those. Someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32783152190197554512014-11-08T22:48:40.840+00:002014-11-08T22:48:40.840+00:00It does look like a man's face, maybe because ...It does look like a man's face, maybe because the hair round the face looks like sideburns. I'm re-reading Georgette Heyer's Regency novels at the moment. I always enjoy them & find them amusing (some similarities in the ones with a young hero to P G Wodehouse I think). They are a great comfort in times of stress, I find. And of course some are not just straightforward romances - she brings her detective story-telling into a few & one of my favourites is A Civil Contract, which is a very subtle "romance" - not much in the way of hearts & flowers, but a recognition that a life together is made up of more day to day necessities. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429567544745403828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73428659709321974622014-11-08T17:15:06.813+00:002014-11-08T17:15:06.813+00:00They are clever and funny, and although primarily ...They are clever and funny, and although primarily aimed at women, men can read them too! But still, perhaps you should read her detective stories first, which I recommend to Margot above.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20954497753681576212014-11-08T16:21:22.793+00:002014-11-08T16:21:22.793+00:00Moira, I feel like I know Georgette Heyer without ...Moira, I feel like I know Georgette Heyer without reading any of her novels yet and that's on account of the reviews of her books that I have read over the past couple of years. I knew a colleague who swore by her books, particularly her intelligent wit.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50721976846815422782014-11-08T13:01:03.969+00:002014-11-08T13:01:03.969+00:00It is interesting to compare her detective stories...It is interesting to compare her detective stories with her romances, Margot, something you might be interested in! She likes to plant clues and keep surprises for the reader in both genres....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88053715644988631042014-11-08T12:49:05.096+00:002014-11-08T12:49:05.096+00:00Moira - You know, that looks like a man's face...Moira - You know, that looks like a man's face to me too. I wondered about that when I first looked at the picture. As for the novel, I like the way that Heyer could make this sort of plot both funny and intriguing. Honestly, I'm not usually much of a one for a romance novel. But there are some authors, and Heyer is one of them, who do it well. I think it as to do with her use of dialogue and her ability to make characters interesting without being too eccentric, if that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com