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by Georgette Heyer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 356 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099468077
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099468073
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 50,752 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight, the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn a widow.

About the Author
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most hilarious books I've ever read., 6 Nov 2000
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I read this one again and again, with a grin on my face, and to the accompaniment of giggles, chuckles and tears of laughter. This is Heyer at her most clever and witty. On the surface, it appears to be another light, romantic adventure, but without losing credibility or delight, and never belittling her story or hero/heroine, Heyer manages not only to pull fun at her genre, but her plot, her characters and her own writing. Even her characters can't help but join in! Nothing is what it seems, no-one says what they think (except Nicky, who blithely and naively skips through the pages without realising he is part of a tremendous satirical romp), and the whole is a delightful, witty, clever froth. This is fun!

If you like this you must read 'The Talisman Ring': Sarah Thane is as delightful as Elinor, and the plot as outrageously funny.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favourites, 23 Jun 2005
By M. Ambrose "mick_ambrose" (Huddersfield, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my favourite Heyer books. I loved the adventure! Nicky is a brilliant, from his first burst into the book - and his arguments with John are fantastic. And the kite! Once you have read it you'll understand. The motives of Lord Carlyon seem odd, to say the least and Elinors reasons for searching for a job as a governess seems strange. You'll have to read the book to find out what they are. However all ends well in the end and this lighthearted romp took me away from reality for a day. Since I first read it five years ago, after picking it up from one of my Granny's shelves, I have read it several times. I recommend it to all Heyer fans!
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable funny plot., 18 Sep 2001
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Romance comes a good second in this book; and the hunt for a mole and missing documents first; but you won't be disappointed. The 'baddie' gets off a bit too lightly though.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Frothy read
This is what I call frothy. very airy, romance and joy, a bit of a story. Not one I would read again and again but still okay.
Published 1 month ago by Esta

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable romp
Georgette Heyer's writing was of course almost always excellent. She wrote in several genres and 'The Reluctant Widow', although apparently a Regency Romance, has many elements... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Helen Hancox

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure frothy, frivolous fun!
This is the first of Heyer's non-romances I have read and while I wasn't completely sure about it in the first chapter, the book improves enormously once all the preliminaries are... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Roman Clodia

2.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable.

'Reluctant Widow' is the first novel I have read by Georgette Heyer. Whilst I found the plot and ending disappointing, the novel was very readable, and certainly encourages... Read more
Published on 31 May 2006 by FAMOUS NAME

4.0 out of 5 stars A lady encounters spies and lies in an obscure manor
The herione innocently answers an advertisment for a governess but is taken up by the wrong chaise. What follows is in the best tradition of Georgette Heyer's Regency novels with... Read more
Published on 28 May 2001 by alison@eca.ac.uk

3.0 out of 5 stars The only Georgette Heyer made into a film (I think!)
This was a fairly good book, marred by the heroine who I found to be stilted and more given to outbursts of temper than "liveliness". Read more
Published on 23 May 2000

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