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Loading... Cotillion (1953)by Georgette Heyer
Another fantastic book from Georgette Heyer! I love the characters in this novel and their interactions with each other, especially amongst the grand-nephews of Mr. Penicuik. Freddy's development over the course of the novel was fun to read. You could read my full review on the novel over at my blog (contains some spoilers!): http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=3372 (  ) caffeinatedlife | Apr 26, 2013 |  Another fantastic book from Georgette Heyer! I love the characters in this novel and their interactions with each other, especially amongst the grand-nephews of Mr. Penicuik. Freddy's development over the course of the novel was fun to read. You could read my full review on the novel over at my blog (contains some spoilers!): http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=3372 ( ) caffeinatedlife | Apr 26, 2013 | I have not laughed out loud so much in a while. This was the most fun kind of froth. (  ) veracite | Apr 7, 2013 | Perfect example of it's class. It stands the test of time as well or better than Jane Austin. ( ) Condorena | Apr 2, 2013 | It's the first Georgette Heyer I read, after swearing I would look for Georgette Heyer books and read all her romances (thanks, Susan Elizabeth Phillips). It plunged me into Heyer's world, and it was a wonderful experience. I found out why Georgette Heyer is the person to go to for a historical romance. Her characters are lively, and don't take themselves too seriously. It would seem like Georgette Heyer makes fun of her own genre by deliberately making the broody bad-boy cynical type of guy most romance novels have for a hero, into the character that doesn't get the girl. How many times have we read this kind of hero? In Cotillion, our hero would typically be cast as a secondary character. He's a dandy (le gasp), whom everyone likes, and seemingly ordinary. And what I came to love about this book, is how Heyer turns ordinary people into heroes and heroines. Freddy isn't describe as super hot and goodlooking. Kitty is not the most beautiful girl you would meet. It's so realistic. It makes you believe, you, an "ordinary" reader can be a heroine of your own story and find romance as well. Cotillion is somehow very modern (the way historical romances go), in an old setting. The characters don't lust after one another. It's a neat, sweet and quiet romance, which is a kind of love story I don't usually encounter. And, to tell the truth, reading about perfect heroes and heroines have been making me feel bad about myself. If I have to read about another heroine who is so unconscious about how so very beautiful and perfect she is, I am going to scream. Kitty and Freddy are such regular and good citizens, I can't help but like them. (Imagine Kitty's horror when she found out what a masquerade ball really was. And I've come across so many romance novels where the heroine meets the hero in a masquerade, only to find out it's an excuse to be sexually promiscuous without ruining your reputation). Cotillion is a breath of fresh air. ( ) qquiet | Apr 2, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
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No sooner does Kitty arrive in London than she becomes embroiled in the romantic difficulties of several new acquaintances. Kitty's French cousin, Camille, a professional gambler, has won the heart of her new friend, Olivia--who also happens to be the object of Jack Westruther's dishonorable intentions. Meanwhile, Kitty's doltish cousin Lord Dolphinton has fallen in love with a merchant's daughter who's embattled with his mother and needs his help. Finally, there is Kitty herself, who begins to wonder if the dandified Freddy might not be the man for her after all. As in all of Georgette Heyer's books, Cotillion transcends genre--it is, quite simply, wonderful literature. Historically accurate down to the finest details of dress, deportment, and speech, Heyer was also a master at creating unforgettable, comic characters, and Kitty Charing and Freddy Standen stand out as one of her most charming romantic duos ever.
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Young Kitty Charing stands to inherit a vast fortune from her irascible great-uncle Matthew--provided she marries one of her cousins. Kitty is not wholly adverse to the plan, if the right nephew proposes. Unfortunately, Kitty has set her heart on Jack Westruther, a confirmed rake, who seems to have no inclination to marry her anytime soon. In an effort to make Jack jealous, and to see a little more of the world than her isolated life on her great-uncle's estate has afforded her, Kitty devises a plan. She convinces yet another of her cousins, the honorable Freddy Standen, to pretend to be engaged to her. Her plan would bring her to London on a visit to Freddy's family and (hopefully) render the elusive Mr. Westruther madly jealous. But she didn't count on falling in love with the dandified Freddy.--From http://www.amazon.com… (more)
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