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The Grand Sophy [Paperback]

Georgette Heyer
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (176 customer reviews)

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Book Description

July 1, 2009
Sophy sets everything right for her desperate family in one of Georgette Heyer's most popular Regency romances.

When Lady Ombersley agrees to take in her young niece, no one expects Sophy, who sweeps in and immediately takes the ton by storm. Sophy discovers that her aunt's family is in desperate need of her talent for setting everything right: Ceclia is in love with a poet, Charles has tyrannical tendencies that are being aggravated by his grim fiancee, her uncle is of no use at all, and the younger children are in desperate need of some fun and freedom. By the time she's done, Sophy has commandeered Charles's horses, his household, and finally, his heart.


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"Of all Georgette Heyer's treasure trove of witty and scintillating Regencies, The Grand Sophy is my long-time favorite." - Book Loons

"I was... absorbed by Sophy's antics and rooting for the characters I had come to love. When I turned the last page, I could only wish them all the happiest of ever afters.
" - Jane Austen's World

" The Grand Sophy was an exciting, charming read. The characters grab you and don't let go." - Anna's Book Blog

"[F]resh and lively... I couldn't have asked for a better - or happier - ending." - Write Meg

"After reading this book, I am happy to declare that I fell in love with Heyer's writing and I think the plot and the characters are very engaging!" - Melody's Reading Corner

"Fun, engaging and hilarious, I can not recommend it more highly. Sophy is a devilishly fine girl." - AustenProse

"This is a fun little novel that I'm happy to recommend." - Becky's Book Reviews

"This is regency romance with a sense of humor. Sophy grabs you and takes you on a ride you don't want to end. " - All About the {n}

"Sophy is molded by Georgette Heyer's genius and she's a great character. " - The Book Binge

"Georgette Heyer was known as the "Queen of the Regency romances", and deservedly so... The characters are unique, and the conversations are enjoyable and witty." - Lesa's Book Critiques

"Heyer wrote a complex and detailed story that really encourages us to think and interact rather than sit idly by and watch the fun happen." - A Journey of Books

"Heyer perfectly twisted a tale that includes a cast of characters you'll root for and some you'll root against, which makes it all the more fun. " - Cheeky Reads

"The Grand Sophy is a very entertaining Regency romance with wonderfully eccentric characters and a very humorous plot." - Once Upon a Romance

From the Inside Flap

When Sophy goes to stay with her cousins in Berkeley Square, she finds them in a sad tangle of affairs – some romantic and others of a more pecuniary nature. Perhaps the Grand Sophy has arrived just in time to save them. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (July 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 140221894X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402218941
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (176 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

The characters are engaging and funny and there is a ton of witty dialogue. Tamara Ockree  |  47 reviewers made a similar statement
I've probably read this book a dozen times. Roslin Thompson  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
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194 of 197 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Grand Georgette February 15, 2000
By Daniel
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was voted one of the 400 best novels ever to come out of the 20th century; chosen out of Heyer's entire oeuvre to represent the best of her work. They made the best choice. Heyer invented a genre, that of the Regency Romance, which became cheapened by countless imitators and emulators as well as many very good authors who got lost among the dross and the sweeping statements which consigned the Regency Romance to an undeservedly low-rated place. The Grand Sophy shows Heyer at her very best - it is a outrageously funny book that still has me laughing out loud (I had to stop reading it on the train because other passengers began to complain), it presents a cast of strongly drawn and complex characters, premier among whom is the titular Sophy - Sophia Stanton-Lacy, the irrepressible, indefagitable young woman with a personality the size of all England. From her extravagant arrival at her aunt and uncle's house accompanied by a monkey, a parrot, an Italian greyhound, and a very fine horse - to say nothing of her strong managing nature and charisma, she takes her rather hare-brained cousins in hand, sorting out their entanglements, scandals and romantic peccadilloes in a helter-skelter way. A book for those who always know the best for everyone else, unless you don't want to encourage them. It is a fast-moving, extravagantly amusing, richly detailed and satisfyingly convoluted novel in which Heyer skilfully draws myriad loose ends together with an incredible lightness and sureness of hand - her great talent. Many imitators tend to do so with too heavy and ponderous a style. Buy, borrow or beg this novel - but don't read it in public unless you're good at suppressing laughter. And even better - unlike several of Heyer's best novels, where the language can be somewhat offputting, this book is among one of the most immediately accessible for the novice to Heyer.
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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A tangle of romances - and only one woman can fix it! January 28, 2001
Format:Hardcover
The Grand Sophy has always been one of Heyer's most popular books, and for good reasons. The main character, Sophy, is so confident, fun and extremely likeable - she is almost irresistable. It is also one of Heyer's more complex plots with a number of problems, mostly romantic to be resolved - and it is only in the last few pages that all is made clear.

Sophy, the 'little' neice of Lady Ombersley is sent to London to stay with her aunt. However, somewhere in the decade or so since her aunt last saw her, Sophy has grown into a rather tall, imposing woman, with a personality to match. She is good-natured, sociable, and utterly independent. She soon has the Ombersley household in the palm of her hand - well all except Charles, the eldest son who takes a rather dim view of her. Charles's pious fiancee, Eugenia Wraxton, is also not impressed by her and attempts to bring her into line with London manners - but Sophy, with unimpaired good-manners and immense charm usually manages to get her own way.

Having established herself in the Ombersley Household Sophy soon sees how much they need her. Charles is clearly about marry the wrong woman (Eugenia), his sister, Cecilia is caught up with a clearly unsuitbale poet, and younger brother has Hubert trapped in some clearly dark sort of activity which he cannot escape from. At the same time Sophy's soon to be mother-in-law, Sancia looks to be straying herself.

Sophy's ability to orchestrate this huge cast of characters all to fitting ends is truly marvellous - and highly enjoyable.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First and most beloved August 29, 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A neighbor put this book (in paperback) into my hands in the summer of 1972 as I was preparing to move overseas with my family. Thus began a wonderful, lifelong relationship with Georgette Heyer's marvelous characters. I have read and re-read this paperback, which I still own, so many times that it is held together with a rubber band. I don't read any other romance novels - I am a sci fi/history buff - and the few other "regency" novels I've read by other authors are inferior, poorly written, fluffy drivel compared with GH's work. But this is superb. Read it and laugh along with the brilliant Sophia Stanton-Lacy!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and spirited Regency romp
The titular Sophy is a headstrong girl somewhat out of place in her own time. Thanks to a single-parent, continental upbringing she doesn't let Victorian notions of propriety stop... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Tom Braun
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite!
Love, love, love this book! It's my favorite book of Georgette Heyer's. I re-read this book every year! I highly recommend it!
Published 17 days ago by Jana Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars Superwoman of the Ton
Sophy Stanton-Lacy is a lemon twist of a character -- everything one hopes for in a female heroine yet the antithesis of the gentlly virtuous female of the London or country scene... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Bonfire Mackay
4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable Read
I enjoyed this book very much. It is a lighthearted story of Sophy who can manage anything. It isn't the quality of a Jane
Austen or some of the other writers of this time... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sandra Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
Grand Sophy is one of Georgette Heyer's best novels - Sophy is one of her most delightful heroines, competent and compassionate. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nitya Ram
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Heyer's best!
Sophy is one of Georgette Heyer's most engaging heroines, and her exploits make this one of the best Regency romances available. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sally Dye
4.0 out of 5 stars What a gas!
Soppy is indeed GRAND! And the havoc she sets in motion is so much fun. And her male cousin is so uptight. She manages to put excitement into his life. It's a fast moving story.
Published 1 month ago by E. Landau
5.0 out of 5 stars The Grand Sophy is a Grand Novel
Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is a widowed diplomat with a grown daughter: twenty-year-old Sophy. He breezes into London after years spent abroad, and blithely announces to his married... Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Berger
5.0 out of 5 stars My very favorite!
This is the favorite of all the Hayer books I have read, and I have read her books for many years and was delighted with most of them. Sophia was my kind of heroine!
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Published 2 months ago by kitten1
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
This is a fun and captivating story with one of the best heroines around. The adventures of Sophy as she helps solve the tangled problems of her family while at the same time... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lynn C. Lee
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