- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; Reissue edition (15 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380789345
- ISBN-13: 978-0380789344
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 577,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Quinn has a smart, funny touch ... that's reminiscent of Helen Fielding' --Time Magazine
'reminiscent of Bridget Jones' --Time Magazine
'Delightful' --Nora Roberts --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'reminiscent of Bridget Jones' --Time Magazine
'Delightful' --Nora Roberts --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Jane Austen meets Bridget Jones in Julia Quinn's delightful Regency-set romantic comedies
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Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when Charles Wycombe, Earl of Billington, fell-quite literally-into her life. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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When a young, drunk, highly eligible earl falls out of a tree and onto one's foot, what's a young woman to do? Well, being ever practical, Eleanor Lyndon helps him up, dusts him down and takes him back to the village where he's left his carriage. The last thing she expects to recieve is a marriage proposal when a simple thank you would have sufficed.
But Charles Wycombe, Earl of Billington, is desperate. He has two weeks left until he turns thirty, and if he's not married by then, he'll lose his fortune. There's no one in London he can bear to marry, but Ellie seems intelligent and witty enough - she'll do. After all, who'd refuse an earl?
Ellie would. Ellie would absolutely love to, except her father's about to marry the gossip from hell, her sister is abroad and her hard earned investments are out of reach. The future looks bleak, so she has no alternative but to accept.
All thing's considered, Charles is quite delighted with his spur-of-the-moment wife - apart from when she sets the kitchen on fire, kills the roses and causes some unidentified stench that covers the south wing. In fact accidents seem to follow Ellie around where she goes, and for a woman who is the epitome of capability she can't understand how. All she wants is to carve out a place for herself in her new life. Surely no one can argue with that, can they?
This tale is an utter delight. Charles and Ellie are a wonderful pair. sparking wit, tension, frustration and excellent one-liners with every encounter. Some of the situations they encounter are nothing short of farcical, and always carried out with JQ's irrepressible sense of humour.
A wonderful novel that definitely ranks as high as the 'Bridgertons' for me. Read it, enjoy it, then smile.
But Charles Wycombe, Earl of Billington, is desperate. He has two weeks left until he turns thirty, and if he's not married by then, he'll lose his fortune. There's no one in London he can bear to marry, but Ellie seems intelligent and witty enough - she'll do. After all, who'd refuse an earl?
Ellie would. Ellie would absolutely love to, except her father's about to marry the gossip from hell, her sister is abroad and her hard earned investments are out of reach. The future looks bleak, so she has no alternative but to accept.
All thing's considered, Charles is quite delighted with his spur-of-the-moment wife - apart from when she sets the kitchen on fire, kills the roses and causes some unidentified stench that covers the south wing. In fact accidents seem to follow Ellie around where she goes, and for a woman who is the epitome of capability she can't understand how. All she wants is to carve out a place for herself in her new life. Surely no one can argue with that, can they?
This tale is an utter delight. Charles and Ellie are a wonderful pair. sparking wit, tension, frustration and excellent one-liners with every encounter. Some of the situations they encounter are nothing short of farcical, and always carried out with JQ's irrepressible sense of humour.
A wonderful novel that definitely ranks as high as the 'Bridgertons' for me. Read it, enjoy it, then smile.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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When I read I like to escape into the book, these books are for entertainment. Thinking too much will spoil the enjoyment of the book. Brighter than the Sun may not be completely historically correct but, it gave me a few hours of reading something that I can enjoy, maybe not a keeper but certainly one I would reccomend to people who like their books fast paced, thier heroines fiesty and characters who aren't concerned with rules of society governing their lives. A good book, but not Quinn's best. If you want that read Splendid, or Dancing at Midnight.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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In 1817 England, the Earl of Billington, Charles Wycombe, needs to be married within fifteen days or watch his cousin Philip inherit all the money that goes with the estate. However, every female he has met in the marriage mart has been an air head and he would rather spend his life in abject poverty than with an insipid companion. Feisty Eleanor Lynden struggles with the intolerable rules being established by her father, the vicar, ever since he became engaged to the morally correct Mrs. Foxglove. Eleanor realizes that she must find an escape very quickly before they crush her elan.
When Charles falls from a tree and meets Eleanor, he realizes that the intelligent young lady is the answer to his problems and quickly proposes to her. She reluctantly agrees that the notorious rake might prove to be the only viable solution to her current situation. They get married and surprisingly fall in love with each other. However, some unknown assailant is unhappy with the nuptials and plans to put an end to them as soon as possible by any means necessary.
BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN is a typical Regency romance that fans of the sub-genre will enjoy. However, what makes this novel live up to its title is the growing relationship between the charming two lead protagonists. Their witty interplay is extremely jocular as both adapt to love, turning Julia Quinn's book into a wonderful historical romance worth reading.
Harriet Klausner
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Oh dear, an author who does not care
Making due allowance for it being an early novel [1997] I can rate it a 2 star. It does exhibit JQ's gift with dialogue which on its own hovers near a five star. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Patrick JD Taylor
marriage of convenience julia quinn-style
after falling out a tree on top of eleanor lyndon,charles the earl of billingston proposes a marriage of convenience which would solve both their problems. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by Lindymck
Not a regency romance.
I feel a bit mean giving "Brighter than the sun" 2stars but it really isn't "regency" or "romantic", which is what it purports to be. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2009 by A. mrs Wade
brilliant!
Regency drama is always popular but reaching the quality of "pride and prejudice", the holy book of the ever-romantic fans, fixing the plot and the characters are quite... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by Elif G Umit
Awful
I am a huge fan of Georgette Heyer, and was drawn to this book by the prominently printed 'The next best thing to Georgette Heyer' which was on the cover. Read more
Published on 15 May 2009 by Lola Moon
funny, heartwarming
I enjoyed reading this book verry much. I am a fan of Julia Quinn and I liked the book so much I read it in one day.
Published on 26 Mar 2009 by Isabella Norton
Not Julia's usual standard
Our hero, a rake, must marry before his 30th birthday, which is imminent. Circumstances prevail which encourage our heroine to marry this almost stranger. A recipe for love? Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2008 by Riven
Fun historical romance
Julia Quinn's books are all very appealing - she has great characters whose verbal fencing is generally very amusing. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2007 by Helen Hancox
'marriage of convenience': Ellie Lyndon and Billington, 1817
"I always used to think it was the exact color of the sun at sunset, but now I realize that I've been wrong. It's brighter. Brighter than the sun. Read more
Published on 10 July 2005 by Michele L. Worley
Fairyland not Regency England
I could not finish reading this book. The setting is so wrong, the servants, the peers titles, the way a house is run, that I couldn't get past it. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000
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