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  • Heyer Society: Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer

    (By Rachel Hyland)

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    Author Rachel Hyland
    “Book Descriptions: Scholars, authors, bloggers and fans come together in a celebration of the works, and worlds, of Georgette Heyer (1902 -1974). With contributions from renowned Heyer biographer Jennifer Kloester, heading up a talented conclave of Heyer devotees, this eclectic and thought-provoking collection features topics as diverse as intimacy, privilege, historical accuracy, contemporary analysis, plus looks at Heyer's influences, as well as the many writers - and readers - she has influenced worldwide. By turns learned, personal, insightful and irreverent, the twenty-five essays herein exult in the unparalleled genius of this true nonpareil.

    Including:

    1. Georgette Heyer’s Literary Genius, by Jennifer Kloester
    2. A Most Excellent Influence – Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, by Susannah Fullarton
    3. From Arabella to Venetia – Growing Up with Heyer’s Heroines by Rachel Hyland
    4. The Heyer Problem – Privilege in Regency Romance, by Cat Sebastian
    5. Marks of Distinction – Heyer’s Mark I and Mark II Heroes by Janga
    6. Beauvallet: My First Romance Novel Boyfriend, by Donna Cummings
    7. Heyer’s Kissing Cousins, by Ruth Williamson
    8. What I Owe to Georgette Heyer, by Cheryl Bolen
    9. 'Bath Tangle' in the Social Media Age, by Anne-Marie Turenne
    10. Fathers in Heyer, by Janet Webb
    11. The Grand Sophy: Matchmaker or Master Manipulator? by Jennifer Proffitt
    12. Reluctantly Watching 'The Reluctant Widow' – Heyer on Film, by Rachel Hyland
    13. Splash, Dash and Finesse! – Heyer’s Magical Pen and Indomitable Spirit on Display in 'The Masqueraders,' by Kathleen Baldwin
    14. Hearing Heyer – How Audiobooks Breed a New Appreciation by Karen Zachary
    15. Learning! with Georgette Heyer, by Clara Shipman
    16. The Mystery of 'Penhallow,' by Madeline Paschen
    17. Behind Closed Doors – Sex in Georgette Heyer, by Anna Bradley
    18. Reading 'The Great Roxhythe' – The Lost Heyer Historical, by Rachel Hyland
    19. Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep – Georgette Heyer in Bath, by Kirsten Elliott
    20. Coming Back to Heyer – How I Came to Appreciate the Slow Burn, by Megan Osmond
    21. The Lost Contemporaries: 'Helen,' 'Pastel,' 'Instead of the Thorn' and 'Barren Corn,' by Maura Tan
    22. Gambling in Heyer, by Rachel Hyland
    23. The Apple and the Tree – Georgette Heyer and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by Kate Nagy
    24. Was Georgette Heyer a Snob, and Does it Matter? by Tabetha Waite
    25. Heyer’s Heirs – What to Read After Georgette, by Amanda Jones

    Plus our contributors' Favorite Heyer novels, heroes and heroines, along with their firsts and their worsts.

    A must for any Heyer fan!”

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