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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful Regency from Georgette Heyer,
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This review is from: The Grand Sophy (Hardcover)
The Grand Sophy is another wonderful Regency from Georgette Heyer - a book to enjoy again and again.Sophy Stanton-Lacy has been brought up by her diplomat father, Sir Horace, in continental Europe. However, Sir Horace is travelling to South America and so he arranges for Sophy to stay with his sister, Lady Ombersley, in London. His sister agrees to look after his "little" Sophy who is sweet and good and kind. As soon as Sophy arrives there is mayhem. She's not "little" at all but a tall lady with a dog and a monkey and her own ideas about how to behave. She arrives in the Ombersley household like a whirlwind - and proceeds to turn their ordered and dull lives upside down. The eldest son, Charles Rivenhall, is running the house (his father is a hopeless gambler) with an iron fist and a lack of humour and Charles' betrothed, Miss Wraxton, keeps poking her nose into the younger Rivenhalls' business; Cecilia Rivenhall, surrounded by suitors, looks to be choosing the wrong one; Hubert, up at Oxford, is getting himself into serious trouble with gambling and poor young Amabel comes down with a serious illness. Sophie inserts herself into these situations, bringing them all to positive resolutions and along the way bringing Charles Rivenhall to many occasions where he completely loses his temper. As with all other Heyer books the writing is masterful, the situations well-plotted and the characters just brilliant, even the minor ones. I loved the way that Lord Charlbury is scolded by Sophy for his ill-judged catching of mumps, and how Sophy manages to goad Charles into firing her pistol inside the house. The events all work up to the final scene at Lacy Manor, Sophy's father's house in Sussex, where two inappropriate engagements are broken, Sophy shoots a man in the arm and a lot of ducklings get involved. It's a brilliant read, of course, and although one that I didn't initially enjoy as much as others it has grown on me massively and I often turn to it for a re-read. If you liked Cotillion you'll enjoy this one, and if you like a good read you will certainly love The Grand Sophy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful Regency from Georgette Heyer,
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This review is from: The Grand Sophy (Mass Market Paperback)
The Grand Sophy is another wonderful Regency from Georgette Heyer - a book to enjoy again and again.Sophy Stanton-Lacy has been brought up by her diplomat father, Sir Horace, in continental Europe. However, Sir Horace is travelling to South America and so he arranges for Sophy to stay with his sister, Lady Ombersley, in London. His sister agrees to look after his "little" Sophy who is sweet and good and kind. As soon as Sophy arrives there is mayhem. She's not "little" at all but a tall lady with a dog and a monkey and her own ideas about how to behave. She arrives in the Ombersley household like a whirlwind - and proceeds to turn their ordered and dull lives upside down. The eldest son, Charles Rivenhall, is running the house (his father is a hopeless gambler) with an iron fist and a lack of humour and Charles' betrothed, Miss Wraxton, keeps poking her nose into the younger Rivenhalls' business; Cecilia Rivenhall, surrounded by suitors, looks to be choosing the wrong one; Hubert, up at Oxford, is getting himself into serious trouble with gambling and poor young Amabel comes down with a serious illness. Sophie inserts herself into these situations, bringing them all to positive resolutions and along the way bringing Charles Rivenhall to many occasions where he completely loses his temper. As with all other Heyer books the writing is masterful, the situations well-plotted and the characters just brilliant, even the minor ones. I loved the way that Lord Charlbury is scolded by Sophy for his ill-judged catching of mumps, and how Sophy manages to goad Charles into firing her pistol inside the house. The events all work up to the final scene at Lacy Manor, Sophy's father's house in Sussex, where two inappropriate engagements are broken, Sophy shoots a man in the arm and a lot of ducklings get involved. It's a brilliant read, of course, and although one that I didn't initially enjoy as much as others it has grown on me massively and I often turn to it for a re-read. If you liked Cotillion you'll enjoy this one, and if you like a good read you will certainly love The Grand Sophy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful Regency from Georgette Heyer,
By Sophy Stanton-Lacy has been brought up by her diplomat father, Sir Horace, in continental Europe. However, Sir Horace is travelling to South America and so he arranges for Sophy to stay with his sister, Lady Ombersley, in London. His sister agrees to look after his "little" Sophy who is sweet and good and kind. As soon as Sophy arrives there is mayhem. She's not "little" at all but a tall lady with a dog and a monkey and her own ideas about how to behave. She arrives in the Ombersley household like a whirlwind - and proceeds to turn their ordered and dull lives upside down. The eldest son, Charles Rivenhall, is running the house (his father is a hopeless gambler) with an iron fist and a lack of humour and Charles' betrothed, Miss Wraxton, keeps poking her nose into the younger Rivenhalls' business; Cecilia Rivenhall, surrounded by suitors, looks to be choosing the wrong one; Hubert, up at Oxford, is getting himself into serious trouble with gambling and poor young Amabel comes down with a serious illness. Sophie inserts herself into these situations, bringing them all to positive resolutions and along the way bringing Charles Rivenhall to many occasions where he completely loses his temper. As with all other Heyer books the writing is masterful, the situations well-plotted and the characters just brilliant, even the minor ones. I loved the way that Lord Charlbury is scolded by Sophy for his ill-judged catching of mumps, and how Sophy manages to goad Charles into firing her pistol inside the house. The events all work up to the final scene at Lacy Manor, Sophy's father's house in Sussex, where two inappropriate engagements are broken, Sophy shoots a man in the arm and a lot of ducklings get involved. It's a brilliant read, of course, and although one that I didn't initially enjoy as much as others it has grown on me massively and I often turn to it for a re-read. If you liked Cotillion you'll enjoy this one, and if you like a good read you will certainly love The Grand Sophy.
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