MORE Heyer and other reading

[celticdragonfly]

I continue in my methodical ploughing through all the Georgette Heyer books I can find.

Well, methodical overstates it, but I'm doing my best.

Found two more yesterday at a used bookstore I hadn't been in before. One, _Bath Tangle_, that I hadn't read yet, and the other, _A Civil Contract_, which I'd read from the library. On I go with the collection. I am dismayed that I could not find out any info about the line of them that's been being republished once a month. Nothing listed for at least the next 3 months. I'd hate to think they'd stopped republishing them.

I plan to read some of them to Karl as we drive cross country, hopefully. At the moment we're just doing a family reading time every evening, from the Little House series, for the kids. Enjoying that very much. Karl and I alternate whose turn it is to read.

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Re: Heyer

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I've read The Unknown Ajax, and enjoyed it very much. Just had it from the library, though, don't own it yet, so I'm trying to remember - Aurelia was Richard's aunt, right? The one with the passion for gardening, who could send hopeful gardening ladies into the pit of despair by a mere look? Yes, very Alys-like.

I presume the scene familiar to Bujold readers is the one about Richard trying too young to ride his grandfather's horse? Yes, I'd heard mention of that on the List, and was pleased to read the original. And yes, the grandfather is VERY Piotr.

I've read The Masqueraders, and enjoyed it, although I must admit I was terribly confused for the first couple of chapters, until it all clicked into place. It reads like one of her earlier works, I wonder if it is. I ought to look up the publication date, I suppose.

I have NOT yet managed to get my hands on Talisman Ring, darn it. That's one of the ones that Harlequin apparently republished before I knew about that happening, and it came through too early for me to get my hands on it. And the library hasn't had it. I shall have to keep looking.

I was telling Karl that when we plan for our hopeful cross-country trip to Texas, I shall have to go to AAA and get a triptik, with all that helpful hotel, restaurant, etc info - and I wonder if there's any way they could list all the used bookstores on the route?

Re: Heyer

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

Andrew (jesusandrew) and I tend to go on bookshop-crawls every time we go away on holiday...

I found Masqueraders confusing too, when I first read it, since the characters suddenly change names and swap genders without warning! I wouldn't be surprised if it were an early one.

You've remembered Aurelia correctly - and actually, it was also the scene at the end of Unknown Ajax which brought out the Alys/Aurelia connection particularly strongly to me - the bit about everyone feeling shattered after their encounter with a 'mere female' was priceless..