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by Georgette Heyer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099490951
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099490951
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101,677 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kate Malvern, rescued from penury by her aunt Minerva, hardly knows what to expect at Staplewood - the grand household is so very different from a life spent following the drum in the Peninsular! But surely, other households are more homelike! Kate's uncle lives in one wing, handsome, moody cousin Torquil in another; thought the guests are few, even family dinners are formal. And, when Kate begins to suspect the shocking reason for Minerva's generosity, she has no one to confide in but cousin Philip - who appears to have taken her in instant dislike...

About the Author
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making 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. Also available soon in Arrow by Georgette Heyer: June 2005 A Civil Contract (ISBN 0099474441) The Spanish Bride (ISBN 009947445X) Lady of Quality (ISBN 0099474468) False Colours (ISBN 0099476339) April Lady (ISBN 0099476347) Sprig Muslin (ISBN 0099476355) October 2005 The Toll-Gate (0099476363) The Quiet Gentleman (0099476371) Pistols for Two (ISBN 009947638X) Royal Escape (ISBN 0099476398) Masqueraders (ISBN 0099476436) Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World (William Heinemann) January 2006 My Lord John (ISBN 0099476428) The Conqueror (ISBN 0099490927) Simon the Coldheart (ISBN 0099490943) Beauvallet (ISBN 0099490935)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual light-hearted romp, but a great read, 21 Mar 2001
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Cousin Kate is a more serious Heyer heroine, and this is a more serious story, with Gothic overtones which are, however, more believable that the true Gothick Romance of Mrs Ratcliffe and the like because the tale is told so calmly. Yes, there is madness, sudden death and wicked plots. But a charming, independently minded heroine and a strong, sensible and reasonably handsome hero win through. This may be less fun than some, but I would highly recommend it - and for more than one reading
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Read, 11 Aug 2004
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Cousin Kate is a charming book about a young woman who is saved from the drudgery of employment by an Aunt she has never met.
She is swept of to the luxury of Staplewood a beautiful estate owned by Sir Timothy.
Kate soon finds out that she is living in a divided house and the behaviour of some of her family leave her asking questions.
This is a book to be read time and time again, it is my personal favourite Georgette Heyer book.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, 2 Sep 2005
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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I am currently working my way through Georgette Heyer's novels and this was one of the last that I got to. It's less popular (so less available in libraries) but I cannot really account for this.

Cousin Kate is a great story. It bears some similarities to other Heyer books (particularly The Quiet Gentleman) in the plot of an evil scheming relative - in this case, a mad one. The romance with Philip Broome is gently and believably done, and as always the period detail is excellent.

Heyer is very good at painting different characters with their foibles and idiosyncrasies. As in many other books, the servants seem to have a slavish devotion to their masters - this is the only part of the books that doesn't ring true to me, but perhaps this is what things were like then.

I recommend this book as a good gentle read, with dark overtones.

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