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| Cover art not inspired by the movie My Fair Lady at all. |
What you didn't know is that in Brugel, they put all that excess winter snow to very good use in Savo Plaza. (It's not called Savo Square because it's a hexagon). They build a huge maze with snow walls in late February and it brings the tourists in from near and far.
Coming here for snippets about Ondine 3 is like constantly updating your twitter feed. Nothing of interest for ages, and then suddenly there's too much going on.
*cough*
Here's something you probably didn't know about me. (Apart from the fact that I have no large intestine and am therefore a gutless wonder.)
I have never read a Georgette Heyer Regency. This is a crying shame. Heyer virtually invented historical romance (ie, she wrote of a time earlier than her own. Unlike Jane Austen, who wrote of her own time, which just so happened to be the regency we've all fallen in love with, lack of modern plumbing and all.)
Starting today . . . I'm going to read "Frederica" and then possibly "The Grand Sophy" because friends on facebook and twitter suggested they were good ones to start with.
Like Verucca Salt, I want them NOW, so I'm gonna buy the ebook versions (which may or may not contain Americanisations aplenty).
This is going to be fun. Or at least way more entertaining than War & Peace.
5 comments:
I've never read one either. I might have to check her books out. Thanks for the heads up on her!
She's wonderful. My personal favourites are The Toll-Gate and The Talisman Ring - for a little intrigue along with your romance. Hope you enjoy your first foray!
Thanks Heather and Charlotte,
I'm having loads of fun so far. The language is so lively!
It's not what I'm used to - I'm two chapters in and no sign of the eponymous Frederica. But I suspect that will change soon . . .
And what's WRONG with Americanisations? LOL! Enjoy.
Creak . . . clunk . . . oh, this is slow going. Once I get reading it starts to get good, but then nothing keeps happening for a while and my mind wanders.
I think the difference is I don't have the inbuilt nostalgia factor. F'rinstance, I grew up watching The Goodies (BBC) and laughed like an idiot. Now I watch an old repeat and fall about in anticipation of a giant kitten terrorising London.
But if I'd never watched it, I might not think it all that good.
The same for Heyer. If I'd grown up reading her novels, I'm sure I'd be in heaven re-reading them. But alas, I'm not really feeling it.
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