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Cousin kate by georgette heyer5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ***** 'Second, in my opinion, only to Jane Austen. ![]() ***** 'A delightful read from start to finish. ***** 'I truly enjoyed this and will read more Heyer novels with pleasure. In Cousin Kate, one of Georgette Heyer's later books (written in 1968, 46 years after her first book, The Black Moth, was published), Georgette tried a Gothic spin on one of her historical romances, with distinctly mixed results. ***** 'If you love a good romance, you can't go wrong with a Georgette Heyer novel.' She has no-one to confide in but Cousin Philip who - for reasons unknown - seems to have taken an unaccountable dislike to her.Ī rich and classic Regency Romance, Cousin Kate is replete with the sparkling humour, memorable characters and intricate plots that will delight Heyer fans the world over. Her uncle lives in one wing, while her handsome, moody cousin occupies another guests are few and far between, and even family dinners are rigidly formal.īut the sudden arrival of Cousin Philip throws Minerva's control over the household into doubt, and soon Kate begins to suspect the shocking reason for Minerva's generosity. Tragically left an orphan after her father's death, Kate Malvern is taken under the wing of her forbidding aunt Minerva and brought to the grand house of Staplewood, where Minerva rules the roost. Georgette Heyer, bestselling Queen of Regency Romance, invites readers to an extraordinary Gothic tale of love, mystery, and intrigue.A surprising invitationKate Malvern is rescued from penury by her aunt Minerva, who brings her to stay at Staplewood. ![]() 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store' Harriet Evans 'My generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh 'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! ![]()
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