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Loading... Faro's Daughter (original 1941; edition 2008)by Georgette Heyer
Work detailsFaro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer (1941)
None. One of the good Heyer novels; the heroine who is a young woman of good family whom circumstances have made a faro player and the nobleman who tries to by her off strike real sparks (  ) antiquary | Feb 27, 2013 |  I so love Georgette Heyer!! I have read almost all of her "romance" and historical offerings now. Faro's Daughter is a much shorter story with more angst and passion, less sweetness compared to her other novels. The hero and heroine try to get the best of each other with misunderstandings along the way. Also the heroine is a faro dealer in her aunt's gambling room, not the stereotypical life of a gentlewoman for that period of time. Highly recommended for Heyer fans and a great book to start with as a first Heyer read. http://myobsessionwithbooks.blogspot.ca/ (  ) nicchic | Jan 26, 2013 | A dollop of Regency silliness. I listened to a Chivers audiobook which delivered the witty dialogue well. It was on cassettes. I'm wondering if much Heyer is available on CD's or downloads. Anyway it was a dollar well spent on my library's discard. (  ) BONNIEJUNE | Apr 25, 2012 | moonsoar | Feb 6, 2011 | An entertaining and fun read. Although not one of Heyer's greatest novels, the plot is very predictable, the joy is in the dialogue. I particularly loved the exchanges between Max and Deb, especially the ones in the cellar which Heyer manages to contrive to be simultaneously very silly (the use of the cellar as a plot device feels quite lazy) and important as they really begin to get the measure of each other. The minor characters are joy, I particularly loved Max's relationship with his half-sister, and Deb's subtle manipulation of Adrian - the moment she 'discovers' him with Miss Laxton is priceless. A wonderful comfort read. ( ) riverwillow | Dec 7, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
No descriptions found. Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers. One is from an older, very rich and rather corpulent lord whose reputation for licentious behavior disgusts her; the other from the young, puppyish scion of a noble family whose relatives are convinced she is a fortune hunter. The young suitor's uncle, Max Ravenscar, comes to buy her off, an insult so scathing that it leads to a volley of passionate reprisals, escalating between them to a level of flair and fury that can only have one conclusion.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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